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East elevation, longitudinal section, and floor plans, Ramsaur Mill, Gaston County, North Carolina

Ramsaur, Jacob Grinding Mill (Gaston County, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
East elevation, longitudinal section, and floor plans, Ramsaur Mill, Gaston County, North Carolina
Description:
1 of 4 | Description Note: All information regarding the mill comes from the delineator's research notes.
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Flour mills
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 3/16 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 635mm
Item identifier:
bh013601701
Delineator:
Sherman, Gordon B. more info on Sherman, Gordon B. 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Longitudinal sections
Location:
Gaston County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Ramsaur, Jacob Grinding Mill (Gaston County, North Carolina)

Built:
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Jacob Ramsaur (millwright), first owner
Historical note:
The structure originally used a burr stone to mill wheat into flour of an off-white color. Later, the mill was installed with a new roller to create pure white flour. The delineator's drawings show the corn mill grinding process, as the mill's flour mechanisms had been removed at the time of his work.
General note:
Description Note: All information regarding the mill comes from the delineator's research notes.
Location:
Gaston County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Flour mills
Historic buildings
Mills and mill-work