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Bush Mill

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Built
  
1896 (1896)

NRHP Reference #
  
08000831

Designated VLR
  
June 19, 2008

Floors
  
3

Function
  
Gristmill

Architect
  
Valentine Bush

Built by
  
Valentine Bush

VLR #
  
083-5151

Opened
  
1896

Area
  
4,000 m²

Added to NRHP
  
5 September 2008

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Location
  
1162 Bush Mill Rd., near Nickelsville, Virginia

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Bush Mill, also known as Bond Roller Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, log and timber frame building on a limestone foundation. It has a front gable roof sheathed in metal. It measures 39 feet, 9 inches by 30 feet, 4 inches. The mill has a 24-foot (diameter) and 4 feet wide overshot steel waterwheel added in the 1920s, which is intact and remains functional. The building is maintained by the Nickelsville Ruritan Club.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

References

Bush Mill Wikipedia