Bush Mill, also known as Bond Roller Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, log and timber frame building on a limestone foundation. It has a front gable roof sheathed in metal. It measures 39 feet, 9 inches by 30 feet, 4 inches. The mill has a 24-foot (diameter) and 4 feet wide overshot steel waterwheel added in the 1920s, which is intact and remains functional. The building is maintained by the Nickelsville Ruritan Club.[3]
Bush Mill | |
 View from southwest; water wheel is slightly visible behind the building to the right | |
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| Location | 1162 Bush Mill Rd., near Nickelsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°45′21″N 82°19′14.5″W / 36.75583°N 82.320694°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Built by | Valentine Bush |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000831[1] |
| VLR No. | 083-5151 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 5, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 2008[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Michael J. Pulice and James (Jay) H. Dixon (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bush Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.