Arvada Flour Mill
National Register of Historic Places

Arvada Flour Mill

Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado
Listed
April 23, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000521

About this property

Arvada Flour Mill, also known as Tiller's Moving & Storage, Inc. is a vacant flour mill in Arvada, Colorado, that is or was owned by Tiller's Moving & Storage, Inc. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Arvada Historical Society owns the mill and provides tours of the Arvada Flour Mill Museum by appointment. It is a three-story 50 by 25 feet (15.2 m × 7.6 m) building built in 1923 on a concrete and rock foundation, with a full basement, and with a protruding 23 by 20 feet (7.0 m × 6.1 m) office extension. The machinery in the building was bought from another mill and hence is older.

Location

5580 Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado
39.79843, -105.08137

Categories

INDUSTRYAGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Arvada Flour Mill listed on the National Register?

Arvada Flour Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Arvada Flour Mill?

Arvada Flour Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Arvada Flour Mill is recorded as the industrial era.

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