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The '''Kennedy-Wade Mill''', or '''Wade's Mill''', is a [[grist mill]] and national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] located in [[Raphine, Virginia]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="NRHP nomination">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/081-0033_Kennedy-Wade%27s_Mill_Historic_District_1994_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Meadow Grove Farm|author=William Frazier, Ann McCleary, Lisa Tucker|date= October 1993|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref> It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy. In 1846 the mill was sold by the Kennedy family to Henry B. Jones, who expanded and improved the mill.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> After passing to other owners in 1867, the mill was damaged by fire in 1873.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> It was rebuilt and leased to (and later bought by) James F. Wade, and put back into use in November 1882.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> The Wade family continued to operate it for four generations. It was bought in 1991 by Jim Young, and is still functioning today. The mill grinds flour using [[millstone]]s and a 21-foot overshot [[water wheel]]. The flour is shipped to restaurants and livestock farmers.
The '''Kennedy-Wade Mill''', or '''Wade's Mill''', is a [[grist mill]] and national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] located in [[Raphine, Virginia]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="NRHP nomination">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/081-0033_Kennedy-Wade%27s_Mill_Historic_District_1994_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District|author=William Frazier, Ann McCleary, Lisa Tucker|date= October 1993|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref> It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy. In 1846 the mill was sold by the Kennedy family to Henry B. Jones, who expanded and improved the mill.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> After passing to other owners in 1867, the mill was damaged by fire in 1873.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> It was rebuilt and leased to (and later bought by) James F. Wade, and put back into use in November 1882.<ref name="NRHP nomination" /> The Wade family continued to operate it for four generations. It was bought in 1991 by Jim Young, and is still functioning today. The mill grinds flour using [[millstone]]s and a 21-foot overshot [[water wheel]]. The flour is shipped to restaurants and livestock farmers.


Nearby and also part of the '''Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District''' are the miller's house and other houses and outbuildings structures forming the small mill community.<ref name="NRHP nomination" />
Nearby and also part of the '''Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District''' are the miller's house and other houses and outbuildings structures forming the small mill community.<ref name="NRHP nomination" />

Revision as of 10:26, 3 October 2013

Kennedy-Wade Mill
Wade's Mill, July 2012
Kennedy-Wade Mill is located in Virginia
Kennedy-Wade Mill
LocationVA 606 (Raphine Rd.), 2000 ft. NE of jct. with VA 721, Raphine, Virginia
Area113 acres (46 ha)
Built1793 (1793)
ArchitectAndrew Kennedy
Architectural styleGrist Mill, Federal, I-house
NRHP reference No.79003296, 94000458 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR No.081-0033-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1979, May 26, 1994 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRMay 16, 1978, March 10, 1994[2]

The Kennedy-Wade Mill, or Wade's Mill, is a grist mill and national historic district located in Raphine, Virginia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy. In 1846 the mill was sold by the Kennedy family to Henry B. Jones, who expanded and improved the mill.[3] After passing to other owners in 1867, the mill was damaged by fire in 1873.[3] It was rebuilt and leased to (and later bought by) James F. Wade, and put back into use in November 1882.[3] The Wade family continued to operate it for four generations. It was bought in 1991 by Jim Young, and is still functioning today. The mill grinds flour using millstones and a 21-foot overshot water wheel. The flour is shipped to restaurants and livestock farmers.

Nearby and also part of the Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District are the miller's house and other houses and outbuildings structures forming the small mill community.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e William Frazier, Ann McCleary, Lisa Tucker (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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