Cockram Mill
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| Location | US 58 E of jct. with VA 632, near Meadows of Dan, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°44′13″N 80°22′49″W / 36.73694°N 80.38028°W |
| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1885, c. 1921 |
| Built by | Blackard, Jesse |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001842[1] |
| VLR No. | 070-0006 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | October 16, 1990[2] |
Cockram Mill is a historic grist mill complex located near Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia. The mill dates to about 1885, and is a two- and three-story, rectangular frame building on a concrete foundation. It measures 111 feet by 24 feet and is located adjacent to a concrete dam on the headwaters of the Dan River. The mill is operated by two metal turbine wheels, 14 feet and 16 feet in diameter. Associated with the mill is the contributing miller's house built about 1921.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lynn Terry (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cockram Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
Categories:
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1885
- Buildings and structures in Patrick County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Patrick County, Virginia
- Grinding mills in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs