Hadley House and Grist Mill explained

Hadley House and Grist Mill
Location:Northwest of Pittsboro on SR 2165, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7089°N -79.3006°W
Built:c., 1885
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 25, 1980
Refnum:80002807

Hadley House and Grist Mill is a historic home and grist mill located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1858, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a one-story rear ell and one-bay front porch, and sits on a stone foundation. The mill dates to 1885, and is a three-story frame structure on a stone foundation. It has an exterior iron mill wheel measuring 16 feet in diameter. The mill continued in operation until the 1930s. Also on the property are the contributing two-story frame smokehouse, foundation stones for the original detached kitchen and quarters, and archaeological remains.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eliza Robertson . Hadley House and Grist Mill. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1980. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.