Elkins Milling Company

Elkins Milling Company

Looking northwest from the corner of 1st and Railroad Streets, July 2014
Location 2 1/2 Railroad Ave., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′23″N 79°51′5″W / 38.92306°N 79.85139°W / 38.92306; -79.85139Coordinates: 38°55′23″N 79°51′5″W / 38.92306°N 79.85139°W / 38.92306; -79.85139
Area less than one acre
Built 1902
Architectural style Other, Roller Mill
NRHP Reference # 04001595[1]
Added to NRHP February 2, 2005

Elkins Milling Company, also known as Darden's Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It is a three-story timber frame structure, eight bays long and three bays deep. It was built in 1902, and expanded and at various points in the 20th century. The building served Elkins and the surrounding area as a merchant grain mill and feed store.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

As of 2015, the building is home to the West Virginia Railroad Museum.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Ruth A. Brinker (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elkins Milling Company" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. "Visit". West Virginia Railroad Museum. West Virginia Railroad Museum. Retrieved February 14, 2015.


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