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Breckinridge Mill

Coordinates: 37°29′55″N 79°54′40″W / 37.49861°N 79.91111°W / 37.49861; -79.91111
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Breckinridge Mill
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Breckinridge Mill is located in Virginia
Breckinridge Mill
Breckinridge Mill is located in the United States
Breckinridge Mill
LocationW of Fincastle on VA 600, 7850 Breckinridge Mill Rd., near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′55″N 79°54′40″W / 37.49861°N 79.91111°W / 37.49861; -79.91111
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1822 (1822), 1900
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.80004172, 02000588 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR No.011-0187
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1980, May 30, 2002 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRMay 20, 1980, March 17, 1999[2]

Breckinridge Mill, also known as Howell's Mill and Breckinridge Mill Complex, is a historic grist mill complex located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. The mill was built about 1822, and is a 3 12-story, brick structure. The mill was converted to apartments in 1977. Associated with the mill are two contributing wood-frame, late 19th-century sheds. Also associated with the mill is the miller's or Howell house. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame structure with a T-plan and gabled roof. The mill was built for James Breckinridge (1763-1833) and replaced an earlier mill erected by him in 1804.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breckinridge Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-07., Calder Loth and Jean McRae (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breckinridge Mill Complex Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-07., and Accompanying photo[permanent dead link]