National Register of Historic Places

Amis, Rufus, House and Mill

Virgilina, Granville County, North Carolina
Listed
April 27, 1988
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000416

About this property

Rufus Amis House and Mill is a historic home and grist mill and national historic district located near Virgilina, Virginia in Granville County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1855, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, L-shaped Gothic Revival / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a roof with six gables and delicately sawn bargeboards. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, icehouse (later a striphouse), privy, barn, chicken house, corn crib, mill race, former dwelling, and 3+1⁄2-story grist mill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Rufus Amis served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1879 and 1889 representing Granville County.

Location

Virgilina, Granville County, North Carolina

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Amis, Rufus, House and Mill listed on the National Register?

Amis, Rufus, House and Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Amis, Rufus, House and Mill?

Amis, Rufus, House and Mill is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Amis, Rufus, House and Mill?

The period of significance for Amis, Rufus, House and Mill is recorded as the industrial era.

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