Laurel Mills Historic District

Laurel Mills Historic District

Ruins of the mill structure, May, 2016
Location Roughly bounded by Laurel Mills Rd., Thornton R. & Laurel Mills Farm, Laurel Mills, Virginia
Coordinates 38°39′05″N 78°05′18″W / 38.65139°N 78.08833°W / 38.65139; -78.08833Coordinates: 38°39′05″N 78°05′18″W / 38.65139°N 78.08833°W / 38.65139; -78.08833
Area 56.3 acres (22.8 ha)
Built 1847 (1847)
Architect Hawkins, George W.; Wood, A.N. & Son
Architectural style Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 04001273[1]
VLR # 078-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 27, 2004
Designated VLR September 8, 2004[2]

Laurel Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in the village of Laurel Mills. It includes a collection of domestic and commercial buildings that primarily developed in response to a growing mill industry. The buildings primarily date from the 1840s to the early 1900s. Laurel Mills appears today much as it did when the mill closed in 1927.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Jennifer Hallock and Gardiner Hallock (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel Mills Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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