Big Sandy Milling Company
National Register of Historic Places

Big Sandy Milling Company

Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Listed
November 1, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88002045

About this property

The Big Sandy Milling Company, in Louisa, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been known as the Louisa Supply Company, the Louisa Flour & Feed Co., and as Louisa Milling Company. It was located on Pike St. between Lock Ave. and railroad tracks. It was a three-story post-and-beam structure with a full basement. The posts were 12 inches (0.30 m) to 14 inches (0.36 m) square. It was deemed significant as it probably was Louisa's oldest extant industrial and commercial establishment and it had "reinforced Louisa's regional status as a trade town, as it would bring area farmers here to trade their grain or to get it processed", and it was "a rare example of post and beam/mortise and tenon construction of such a large building for Eastern Kentucky." The building appears to have been demolished by 2014.

Location

Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky
38.11682, -82.60649

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Big Sandy Milling Company listed on the National Register?

Big Sandy Milling Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Big Sandy Milling Company?

Big Sandy Milling Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Big Sandy Milling Company?

The period of significance for Big Sandy Milling Company is recorded as the civil_war era.

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