Burwell-Morgan Mill

Burwell-Morgan Mill, also known as the Millwood Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1785 by Gen. Daniel Morgan and Lt. Col. Nathaniel Burwell, who both served in the American Revolution. Burwell was the project's financier and Morgan managed the construction. The project overseer was L.H. Mongrul, whose initials and the date 1782 are carved in a stone in the mill's wall. The mill operated until the 1950s. In 1964 it was donated to the Clarke County Historical Association, which finished restoration in 1970 and operates the mill as a museum.[3]

Burwell-Morgan Mill
Burwell-Morgan Mill, February 2007
LocationAt jct. of Rtes. 723 and 255, Millwood, Virginia
Coordinates39°04′08″N 78°02′17″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1785 (1785)
NRHP reference No.69000233[1]
VLR No.021-0023
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969[2]

The mill is a two-story structure with gable roof measuring approximately 45 feet by 60 feet. It consists of a down slope basement and first level of stone topped by a frame second story and attic addition, added around 1876. It features a rebuilt water wheel of Peruvian mahogany.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Millwood Commercial Historic District. The nearby miller's house was restored in 1975.[3]

References
  1. "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 5 June 2013.
  3. Lee, Anne Carter (2015). The Buildings of Virginia, Valley, Piedmont, Southside and Southwest. University of Virginia Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-8139-3565-2.
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burwell-Morgan Mill" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo


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