Brookside Farm and Mill
National Register of Historic Places

Brookside Farm and Mill

Independence, Grayson County, Virginia
Listed
November 16, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001272

About this property

Brookside Farm and Mill is a historic grist mill and farm complex located at Independence, Grayson County, Virginia. The Brookside Mill was built in 1876, and is a three-story, three-bay by three bay, heavy timber frame building measuring 30 feet by 35 feet. The principal dwelling was built in 1877, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame building with a central passage plan. Other contributing buildings and structures include a brick spring house, brick smokehouse, log corn crib, frame hen house (c. 1910-1912), miller's cabin (c. 1880), the miller's cottage or Graham House (c. 1900), a frame service station / garage (1918), and concrete dam (1914) and earthen mill race. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

4161 Wilson Hwy.
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia
36.61933, -81.22623

Categories

AGRICULTURECOMMERCEINDUSTRYENGINEERINGARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Grayson County Courthouse
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When was Brookside Farm and Mill listed on the National Register?

Brookside Farm and Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Brookside Farm and Mill?

Brookside Farm and Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brookside Farm and Mill?

The period of significance for Brookside Farm and Mill is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1876.

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