Breckinridge Mill, also known as Howell's Mill and Breckinridge Mill Complex, is a historic grist mill complex located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. The mill was built about 1822, and is a 3+1⁄2-story, brick structure. The mill was converted to apartments in 1977. Associated with the mill are two contributing wood-frame, late 19th-century sheds. Also associated with the mill is the miller's or Howell house. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame structure with a T-plan and gabled roof. The mill was built for James Breckinridge (1763-1833) and replaced an earlier mill erected by him in 1804.[3]
Breckinridge Mill | |
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| Location | W of Fincastle on VA 600, 7850 Breckinridge Mill Rd., near Fincastle, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′55″N 79°54′40″W / 37.49861°N 79.91111°W |
| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1822, 1900 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004172, 02000588 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| VLR No. | 011-0187 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1980, May 30, 2002 (Boundary Increase) |
| Designated VLR | May 20, 1980, March 17, 1999[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breckinridge Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-07., Calder Loth and Jean McRae (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breckinridge Mill Complex Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-07., and Accompanying photo[permanent dead link]