Calvert Mill/Washington Mill Explained

Calvert Mill/Washington Mill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 18, 1980[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-0089
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Nearest City:Washington, Virginia
Coordinates:38.7125°N -78.1522°W
Built:1800
Added:September 02, 1982
Refnum:82004583

The Calvert Mill/Washington Mill, also known as the Old Mill, is an historic water-powered grinding mill located on Old Mill Road in Washington, Virginia. Its water source is the Rush River. The Calvert name comes from George Calvert, Jr., a local landowner, who owned it from 1779 to 1800. The oldest part of the present mill dates from this period. Later additions were made in 1840 and 1860. It was bought in 1979 by Peter Kramer, who planned to restore it. As of 2008, though, it stood unused and in disrepair.[2] [3]

On September 2, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rappahannock/078-0089_Calvert_Mill_Washington_Mill_1982_Final_Nomination.pdf NRHP Final Nomination Form for Calvert Mill; Washington Mill
  3. http://www.millpictures.com/mills/details.cfm?millid=1246 MillPictures.com photo essay the property