Big Otter Mill
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Big Otter Mill
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Big Otter Mill, September 2012
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| Location | VA 122, near Bedford, Virginia |
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| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1920 |
| Built by | Forbes, John; Forbes, Reed |
| Architectural style | Grist mill |
| NRHP Reference # | 98001314[1] |
| VLR # | 009-0152 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1998 |
| Designated VLR | September 14, 1998[2] |
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.[3] The building is under restoration as a mill museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
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Categories:
- Mill museums in Virginia
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1920
- Buildings and structures in Bedford County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Virginia
- Museums in Bedford County, Virginia
- Grinding mills in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
