Rufus Amis House and Mill

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Rufus Amis House and Mill
Nearest cityVirgilina, North Carolina
Area32.7 acres (13.2 ha)
Builtc. 1855 (1855)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPSGranville County MPS
NRHP reference No.88000416[1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1988

Rufus Amis House and Mill is a historic home and grist mill and national historic district located near Virgilina, Granville County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1855, and is a 1 1/2-story, "L"-shaped Gothic Revival / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a roof with six gables and delicately sawn bargeboards. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, icehouse (later a striphouse), privy, barn, chicken house, corn crib, mill race, former dwelling, and 3 1/2-story grist mill.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Marvin A. Brown and Patricia Esperon (August 1987). "Rufus Amis House and Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.