Laurel Mills Historic District Explained

Laurel Mills Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 8, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-0058
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by Laurel Mills Rd., Thornton R. & Laurel Mills Farm, Laurel Mills, Virginia
Coordinates:38.6514°N -78.0883°W
Architect:Hawkins, George W.; Wood, A.N. & Son
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:November 27, 2004
Refnum:04001273

Laurel Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in the village of Laurel Mills. It includes a collection of domestic and commercial buildings that primarily developed in response to a growing mill industry. The buildings primarily date from the 1840s to the early 1900s. Laurel Mills appears today much as it did when the mill closed in 1927.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel Mills Historic District . Jennifer Hallock and Gardiner Hallock . May 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map