Waterwheel, Murray's Mill, Catawba County, North Carolina

Murray's Mill (Catawba County, N.C.)

Please note that some historical materials may contain harmful content and/or descriptions. Learn how we're addressing it.

Item information

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:: In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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.

Provenance note:: The 1913 mill was built by John Murray, and his son Lloyd ran the mill until 1967.
Architectural note:: Murray's Mill is a two-story roller mill. The 32-acre mill pond is created by a curved concrete dam, which feeds a 28-foot waterwheel. The complex also includes a general store, wheat house, and other outbuildings.
Historical note:: The mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Catawba County (N.C.)
Subjects:: Complexes (Buildings)
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Mills and mill-work
National Register of Historic Places
Rolling-mills
Water mills