Midway Mill Explained

Midway Mill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:[1]
Designated Other1 Number:062-0023
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:On the James River at end of VA 743, Midway Mills, Virginia
Built:, 1810
Builder:Cabell, William H.
Added:1973
Delisted:March 19, 2001
Refnum:73002042

Midway Mill was a historic grist mill located at Midway Mills, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built in 1787 by William H. Cabell (1772–1853), with minor alterations in 1810. It was a 4 1/4-story, uncoarsed ashlar stone rectangular structure with a slate gable roof. Associated with the mill were the contributing stone arch bridge and the late-19th century frame Simpson House. It once stood beside the James River and Kanawha Canal at the halfway point on the James River between Lynchburg and Richmond.[2] It was demolished in 1998.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and delisted in 2001.

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: Midway Mill. Virginia Historic Landmark Commission staff. January 1973. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo