Beverley Mill, also known as Chapman Mill, is a historic grist mill located north of Interstate 66 and Virginia State Route 55 in Thoroughfare Gap near Broad Run, Virginia, straddling the county line between Prince William and Fauquier Counties. It was built about 1759, and is a five-story, four bay by three bay, rubble stone structure. The water power was provided by Broad Run which, in its 1,300-foot (400-metre) passage through the Gap, drops 87 feet (27 metres). Exterior mill machinery included a 29-foot (8.8-metre) metal waterwheel and sluice gate as well as a stone mill race. The mill continued in operation through World War II.[3] It is included in the Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield.
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] On October 22, 1998, a fire resulting from vandalism gutted the mill, which is awaiting restoration.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince William County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fauquier County, Virginia
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beverley Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Beverley Mill aka Chapman's Mill". government of Prince William County, Virginia. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
External links
Media related to Beverley Mill at Wikimedia Commons
- Chapman/Beverly Mill Historic Site at Thoroughfare Gap: Turn The Mill Around Campaign
- Beverley's Mill, State Route 55, Haymarket, Prince William County, VA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey
