R. W. George Mill, also known as Bob George's Mill and Spencer Mill, is historic corn mill located near Francisco, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1881, and is a two-story, rectangular, frame building sheathed in weatherboard. It has a gable roof and three frame additions dating from the mid-1940s. Also on the property is the contributing concrete mill dam. During World War II, it was converted from a corn mill to a small textile mill, known as Spencer Mills, that produced parachute fabric for the federal government.[2]
R. W. George Mill | |
Location | NC 89, 0.6 mi NE of jct. of NC 89 and NC 66, near Francisco, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°29′33″N 80°23′33″W / 36.49250°N 80.39250°W |
Area | 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) |
Built | 1881 |
NRHP reference No. | 97001199[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 10, 1997 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura A.W. Phillips (April 1997). "R. W. George Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.