Laurel Mills Historic District

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]

Laurel Mills Historic District
Ruins of the mill structure, May, 2016
Laurel Mills Historic District is located in Virginia
Laurel Mills Historic District
Laurel Mills Historic District is located in the United States
Laurel Mills Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Laurel Mills Rd., Thornton R. & Laurel Mills Farm, Laurel Mills, Virginia
Coordinates38°39′05″N 78°05′18″W / 38.65139°N 78.08833°W / 38.65139; -78.08833
Area56.3 acres (22.8 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
ArchitectHawkins, George W.; Wood, A.N. & Son
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.04001273[1]
VLR No.078-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 8, 2004[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 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