Hays Creek Mill, also known as McClung's Mill, Patterson's Mill, and Steele's Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It dates to about 1819, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular wood-frame building on a limestone basement. The building measures 35 feet by 45 feet and retains an iron overshot wheel measuring 15 feet in diameter and 5 feet thick. Associated with the mill are the contributing miller's house, garage that once served as a corn crib, and cow barn. The Hays Creek Mill remained in operation until 1957 in a number of capacities as a grist, saw, and fulling mill.[3]
Hays Creek Mill | |
 Front and southeastern side | |
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| Location | VA 724, 0.1 mi. N of jct. with VA 726, near Brownsburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′8″N 79°20′38″W / 37.93556°N 79.34389°W |
| Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | c. 1819 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000973[1] |
| VLR No. | 081-0159 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | June 27, 1995[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Piggers (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hays Creek Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo