Built 1920 (1920) NRHP Reference # 98001314 Opened 1920 Phone +1 540-871-0858 | Architectural style Grist mill VLR # 009-0152 Area 6,900 m² Added to NRHP 30 October 1998 | |
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Built by Forbes, John; Forbes, Reed Address 3533 Big Island Hwy, Bedford, VA 24523, USA Similar Blue Ridge Mountains, Beaver Hill, Beverley Mill, Bedford Museum & Genealog, Avenel Profiles | ||
Big otter mill
Big Otter Mill, also known as Forbes Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1920, and is a large, 2 1/2-story, mortise-and-tenon framed mill building, topped by an unusual and picturesque mansard roof. The mill retains a nearly complete set of early-20th century machinery, including a 13 feet in diameter water wheel, which was used until the late 1940s. Also on the property are a contributing mill race and foundation of a store. The building is under restoration as a mill museum.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Big otter mill group continuing to raise funds to preserve historic landmark
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