National Register of Historic Places

Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill

Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia
Listed
August 7, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000739

About this property

George Washington's Gristmill was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president. The original structure was destroyed about 1850. The Commonwealth of Virginia and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association have reconstructed the gristmill and the adjacent distillery. The reconstructed buildings are located at their original site three miles (4.8 km) west of the Mount Vernon mansion near Woodlawn Plantation in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County. Because the reconstructed buildings embody the distinctive characteristics of late eighteenth century methods of production and are of importance to the history of Virginia, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places despite the fact that the buildings are not original.

Location

5512 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy.
Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia
38.71325, -77.13074

Categories

INDUSTRYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Woodlawn Plantation
Industrial
0.4 mi
Pope-Leighey House
Industrial
0.5 mi
Woodlawn Plantation (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.6 mi
Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse
Civil War
0.6 mi
Mount Vernon
Industrial
2.2 mi

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When was Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill listed on the National Register?

Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2003.

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Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill is recorded as the industrial era.

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