Advance Mills Historic District: Difference between revisions
(links) |
m (added Category:Properties on the Virginia Landmarks Register using HotCat) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[image:Advance mills.jpg|right|thumb|John Fray's Flour Mill in Advance Mills, Virginia]] | [[image:Advance mills.jpg|right|thumb|John Fray's Flour Mill in Advance Mills, Virginia]] | ||
The '''Advance Mills Historic District''', located northeast of Charlottesville, was added to the National Register of Historic Places | The '''Advance Mills Historic District''', located northeast of [[Charlottesville]], was added to the National Register of Historic Places on [[April 11]], [[2002]]. It was listed on the [[Virginia Landmarks Register]] on [[June 14]], [[2000]]. | ||
This historic district, which was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in June of 2000, includes the village of [[Advance Mills]] and the historic [[Advance Mills Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle County Historic Resources: Registered Historic Properties|url=http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2008Files/20081105/HistoricPreservationAttachC.htm|author=|work=|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=30 Dec. 2010}}</ref> | |||
{{wikipedia link|Advance_Mills,_Virginia|whylink=wellcovered|linktext=Advance Mills, Virginia}} | {{wikipedia link|Advance_Mills,_Virginia|whylink=wellcovered|linktext=Advance Mills, Virginia}} | ||
| Line 6: | Line 8: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Advance Mills is one of Albemarle County's most recognizable milling communities and contains resources dating back to the early 1800s. The Fray family dominated the history of the Advance Mills community. Town founder [[John Fray]] operated a flour mill at this location beginning in 1833 (CDP 2/24/1985). For more than fifty years the village was known as [[Fray's Mill]]. The name was changed to Advance Mills in 1888 by the U.S. Post Office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Advance Mills History|url=http://amvha.avenue.org/facts/history.shtml|author=|work=|publisher=Advance Mills Village Homeowners' Association|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=30 Dec. 2010}}</ref> | Advance Mills is one of Albemarle County's most recognizable milling communities and contains resources dating back to the early 1800s. The Fray family dominated the history of the Advance Mills community. Town founder [[John Fray]] operated a flour mill at this location beginning in 1833 (CDP 2/24/1985). For more than fifty years the village was known as [[Fray's Mill]]. The name was changed to Advance Mills in 1888 by the U.S. Post Office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Advance Mills History|url=http://amvha.avenue.org/facts/history.shtml|author=|work=|publisher=Advance Mills Village Homeowners' Association|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=30 Dec. 2010}}</ref> | ||
===Narrative from Virginia Landmarks Register=== | |||
"Advance Mills Historic District, once an important milling village, is centered around a dam on the north fork of the Rivanna River. The Fray family, which moved to the area in 1833, built and shaped the community. The family was responsible for the construction of almost all the components of the district. Included in district are some 20 contributing resources including four houses with numerous outbuildings, a general store, the mill site, the dam, and a metal truss bridge. Milling was carried out there from the 1830s until fire destroyed the mill in 1948. In addition to the usual grains, the mill also processed wool and sumac for dyeing cloth. The district is sited in bucolic rolling countryside around the intersection of two country roads and along the banks of the river." <ref>{{cite web|title=002-5024 Advance Mills Historic District|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/002-5024/|author=|work=Website|publisher=Virginia Landmarks Register|location=|publishdate=April 4, 2018|accessdate=January 18, 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Map== | ==Map== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 21: | ||
|maptypecontrol=yes | |maptypecontrol=yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/002-5024_Advance_Mills_HD_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf Nomination form] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Historic districts]] | [[Category:Historic districts]] | ||
[[Category:Properties on the Virginia Landmarks Register]] | |||
Revision as of 17:31, 18 January 2020
The Advance Mills Historic District, located northeast of Charlottesville, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2002. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on June 14, 2000.
This historic district, which was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in June of 2000, includes the village of Advance Mills and the historic Advance Mills Bridge.[1]
 |
This topic is well-covered by the wikipedia article Advance Mills, Virginia |
History
Advance Mills is one of Albemarle County's most recognizable milling communities and contains resources dating back to the early 1800s. The Fray family dominated the history of the Advance Mills community. Town founder John Fray operated a flour mill at this location beginning in 1833 (CDP 2/24/1985). For more than fifty years the village was known as Fray's Mill. The name was changed to Advance Mills in 1888 by the U.S. Post Office.[2]
Narrative from Virginia Landmarks Register
"Advance Mills Historic District, once an important milling village, is centered around a dam on the north fork of the Rivanna River. The Fray family, which moved to the area in 1833, built and shaped the community. The family was responsible for the construction of almost all the components of the district. Included in district are some 20 contributing resources including four houses with numerous outbuildings, a general store, the mill site, the dam, and a metal truss bridge. Milling was carried out there from the 1830s until fire destroyed the mill in 1948. In addition to the usual grains, the mill also processed wool and sumac for dyeing cloth. The district is sited in bucolic rolling countryside around the intersection of two country roads and along the banks of the river." [3]
Map
Coordinates:
38°11′21″N 78°26′19″W / 38.18922°N 78.438606°W
External links
References
- ↑ Web. Albemarle County Historic Resources: Registered Historic Properties, Albemarle County, retrieved 30 Dec. 2010.
- ↑ Web. Advance Mills History, Advance Mills Village Homeowners' Association, retrieved 30 Dec. 2010.
- ↑ Web. 002-5024 Advance Mills Historic District, Website, Virginia Landmarks Register, April 4, 2018, retrieved January 18, 2020.