The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site. In 1806 they dammed the river, and then built a cotton mill in 1808. Of this and later industrial activity on the site, only foundation remnants and the millrace remain; surviving structures associated with the development include the miller's house (c. 1815), now a local museum, and a chapel built in 1874.[2]
Jordan's Point Historic District | |
 Miller's house at Jordan's Point | |
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| Location | Moses Mill Rd. and the confluence of the Maury River and Woods Creek, Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′32″N 79°25′47″W / 37.79222°N 79.42972°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| Built by | Jordan, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000530[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 2016 |
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Jordan's Point Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 31, 2017.