National Register of Historic Places

Poplar Grove Mill and House

Williams, Mathews County, Virginia
Listed
November 11, 1969
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
69000259

About this property

Poplar Grove Mill and House is a historic tide mill and home located near Williams, Mathews County, Virginia. The tide mill is a two-story frame structure built after the American Civil War with a gable roof built on a narrow mole which separates a small lagoon or mill pond from the bay. It replaced an earlier mill destroyed during the war at which, it is believed, that corn was ground for General George Washington's troops when they camped nearby. The earliest portion of the miller's house is dated to about 1770, and is a small 2+1⁄2-story gambrel roof cottage which has been incorporated into the present five section house as an end wing. The central portion of the house is a late 18th-century temple-form building fronted by a later Ionic order portico. Captain Sally Louisa Tompkins, the famous woman Confederate officer, was born at Poplar Grove in 1833. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Location

Williams, Mathews County, Virginia
37.39951, -76.33369

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

B. Williams & Co. Store
Industrial
0.7 mi
Riverlawn
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1 mi
Springdale
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1.7 mi
Mathews County Courthouse Square
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2.4 mi
Methodist Tabernacle
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2.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Gwynn's Island
1776Revolutionary War
8.1 mi
Battle of Gwynn's Island
1776Revolutionary War
8.5 mi

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When was Poplar Grove Mill and House listed on the National Register?

Poplar Grove Mill and House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Poplar Grove Mill and House?

Poplar Grove Mill and House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Poplar Grove Mill and House is recorded as the industrial era.

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