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'''Laurel Mills''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock County]], [[Virginia]], United States. It is located in the southern part of the county, approximately halfway between [[Amissville, Virginia|Amissville]] and [[Washington, Virginia|Washington]]. Laurel Mills is located along the [[Thornton River]] in Rappahannock County on Route 618 (Laurel Mills Road), between Viewtown and Rock Mills.


A post office was established at Laurel Mills at least as early as 1847 with Cornelius Smith as postmaster. This post office may have been moved from Newby's Crossroads, which was located about 1/2 mile east of Laurel Mills. The post office at Newby's Crossroads was established in 1814, and apparently ceased to exist between 1835 and 1847.<ref name=VAnom>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rappahannock/078-0058_Laurel_Mills_HD_2004_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel Mills Historic District |author=Jennifer Hallock and Gardiner Hallock |date= May 2004|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rappahannock/LaurelMillsHD_photographs_page.htm ''Accompanying four photos''] and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rappahannock/Laurel_Mills_modified.pdf ''Accompanying map'']</ref>
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'''Laurel Mills''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. It is located in the southern part of the county, approximately halfway between [[Amissville, Virginia|Amissville]] and [[Washington, Virginia|Washington]].


A sawmill and a gristmill were known to operate at the Laurel Mills location even earlier. The sawmill was known as Baker's Mill and the gristmill was known as Roberts' Mill and may have been there previous to the American Revolution. This Roberts Mill may have been owned by either William Roberts (abt 1738-bef 1810) or his father John Roberts (abt 1703-abt 1802).<ref name=VAnom/>
[[File:Laurel Mills store.JPG|thumb|left|The Laurel Mills store]]


Laurel Mills has a cohesive collection of mid-to-late-19th-century architectural resources associated with the Rappahannock Woolen Mills. The structures in the village represent the [[Greek revival|Greek Revival]], [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]], [[Italianate]] and [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] architectural forms. A group of three workers' houses dating to approximately 1840 features several common {{frac|1|1|2}}-story wood-framed houses with stone foundations, while the impressive mill ruins of the Rappahannock Woolen Mills Company represent early 20th-century industrial architecture. An old, red-frame general store continues to serve the neighborhood, offering groceries and other necessities as well as self-service fuel. The mill owner's large dwelling was located on a bluff overlooking the village below. This old mansion has a turret and wide porches, and is today a bed and breakfast.<ref name=VAnom/>

The compact village took advantage of local geographical features, including the Thornton River, which provided water power to run the mill. Laurel Mills appears today much as it did when the mill closed in 1927, with its buildings lining a single road that follows the topography, curving sharply near the western edge of the district at the bluff.<ref name=VAnom/>

Across the Thornton River on a hill once stood the historic mansion of "Laurel Hill." This mansion was built in the early 19th century by Major John Roberts, who served in the Revolutionary War and son of the aforementioned William Roberts, and whose family owned much land in the area, particularly on Battle Mountain and Battle Run which are to the east of Laurel Mills. "Laurel Hill" was home to this branch of the Roberts family until about 1850, when it was sold to the family of Puller Alexander Hughes. Unfortunately the mansion burned down in 1915 due to a defective flue in a modern kitchen which had been added to the structure.<ref name=VAnom/>

The [[Laurel Mills Historic District]], covering the remains of the mill and other structures in the community, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 22:28, 26 July 2023

Laurel Mills
Unincorporated community
Houses in Laurel Mills, May, 2016
Houses in Laurel Mills, May, 2016
Laurel Mills, Virginia is located in Virginia
Laurel Mills, Virginia
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Laurel Mills, Virginia is located in the United States
Laurel Mills, Virginia
Laurel Mills, Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°38′54″N 78°05′21″W / 38.64833°N 78.08917°W / 38.64833; -78.08917
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyRappahannock
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22716
Area code540
Laurel Mills Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Laurel Mills Rd., Thornton R. & Laurel Mills Farm, Laurel Mills, Virginia
Area56.3 acres (22.8 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
ArchitectHawkins, George W.; Wood, A.N. & Son
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.04001273[1]
VLR No.078-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 8, 2004[2]

Laurel Mills is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States. It is located in the southern part of the county, approximately halfway between Amissville and Washington. Laurel Mills is located along the Thornton River in Rappahannock County on Route 618 (Laurel Mills Road), between Viewtown and Rock Mills.

A post office was established at Laurel Mills at least as early as 1847 with Cornelius Smith as postmaster. This post office may have been moved from Newby's Crossroads, which was located about 1/2 mile east of Laurel Mills. The post office at Newby's Crossroads was established in 1814, and apparently ceased to exist between 1835 and 1847.[3]

A sawmill and a gristmill were known to operate at the Laurel Mills location even earlier. The sawmill was known as Baker's Mill and the gristmill was known as Roberts' Mill and may have been there previous to the American Revolution. This Roberts Mill may have been owned by either William Roberts (abt 1738-bef 1810) or his father John Roberts (abt 1703-abt 1802).[3]

The Laurel Mills store

Laurel Mills has a cohesive collection of mid-to-late-19th-century architectural resources associated with the Rappahannock Woolen Mills. The structures in the village represent the Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate and Gothic Revival architectural forms. A group of three workers' houses dating to approximately 1840 features several common 1+1⁄2-story wood-framed houses with stone foundations, while the impressive mill ruins of the Rappahannock Woolen Mills Company represent early 20th-century industrial architecture. An old, red-frame general store continues to serve the neighborhood, offering groceries and other necessities as well as self-service fuel. The mill owner's large dwelling was located on a bluff overlooking the village below. This old mansion has a turret and wide porches, and is today a bed and breakfast.[3]

The compact village took advantage of local geographical features, including the Thornton River, which provided water power to run the mill. Laurel Mills appears today much as it did when the mill closed in 1927, with its buildings lining a single road that follows the topography, curving sharply near the western edge of the district at the bluff.[3]

Across the Thornton River on a hill once stood the historic mansion of "Laurel Hill." This mansion was built in the early 19th century by Major John Roberts, who served in the Revolutionary War and son of the aforementioned William Roberts, and whose family owned much land in the area, particularly on Battle Mountain and Battle Run which are to the east of Laurel Mills. "Laurel Hill" was home to this branch of the Roberts family until about 1850, when it was sold to the family of Puller Alexander Hughes. Unfortunately the mansion burned down in 1915 due to a defective flue in a modern kitchen which had been added to the structure.[3]

The Laurel Mills Historic District, covering the remains of the mill and other structures in the community, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jennifer Hallock and Gardiner Hallock (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel Mills Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
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