Kennedy-Wade Mill

United States historic place

Significant dates

Kennedy-Wade Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register

Wade's Mill, July 2012
37°57′1″N 79°17′11″W / 37.95028°N 79.28639°W / 37.95028; -79.28639
Area	113 acres (46 ha)
Built	1793 (1793)
Architect	Andrew Kennedy
Architectural style	Grist Mill, Federal, I-house
NRHP reference No.	79003296, 94000458 (Boundary Increase)^[1]
VLR No.	081-0033-0001
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1979, May 26, 1994 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR	May 16, 1978, March 10, 1994^[2]

The Kennedy-Wade Mill, or Wade's Mill, is a grist mill and national historic district located in Raphine, Virginia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy. In 1846 the mill was sold by the Kennedy family to Henry B. Jones, who expanded and improved the mill.^[3] After passing to other owners in 1867, the mill was damaged by fire in 1873.^[3] It was rebuilt and leased to (and later bought by) James F. Wade, and put back into use in November 1882.^[3] The Wade family continued to operate it for four generations. It was bought in 1991 by Jim Young, and is still functioning today. The mill grinds flour using millstones and a 21-foot overshot water wheel. The flour is shipped to restaurants and livestock farmers.

Nearby and also part of the Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District are the miller's house and other houses and outbuildings structures forming the small mill community.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e William Frazier; Ann McCleary; Lisa Tucker (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.