Carson-Andrews Mill and Ben F.W. Andrews House, also known as Andrews Mill, is a historic home and grist mill located near Washburn, Rutherford County, North Carolina. The Carson-Andrews Mill was built between about 1830 and 1835, and is a two-story-with-attic heavy timber frame grist mill. Operation of the mill ceased in the early 1930s. The Ben F. W. Andrews House was built between about 1904 and 1908, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It features a pedimented, two-tier center-bay porch with one-story wraparound sections. Other contributing resources are the landscaped grounds, water wheel and stone mount (1897), flower house (c. 1908–1910), and privy.[2]
Carson-Andrews Mill and Ben F.W. Andrews House | |
 Ben F.W. Andrews House, January 2013 | |
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| Location | Both sides of NC 1007, E., S., and W. of jct. with NC 1796, near Washburn, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°24′37″N 81°50′13″W / 35.41028°N 81.83694°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830-1835, c. 1904-1908 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000495[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 2008 |
It was added to 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.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (November 2006). "Carson-Andrews Mill and Ben F.W. Andrews House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.