Big Otter Mill Explained

Big Otter Mill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 14, 1998[1]
Designated Other1 Number:009-0152
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 122, near Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3908°N -79.5039°W
Builder:Forbes, John; Forbes, Reed
Architecture:Grist mill
Added:October 30, 1998
Refnum:98001314

Big Otter Mill, also known as Forbes Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. It was built about 1920 and is a large, 2½-story, mortise-and-tenon framed mill building, topped by an unusual and picturesque mansard roof. The mill retains a nearly complete set of early-20th century machinery, including a 13-feet diameter water wheel, which was used until the late 1940s. Also on the property are a contributing mill race and the foundation of a store.[2] The building is under restoration as a mill museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Big Otter Mill. Leslie A. Giles . July 1998. and Accompanying photo