Side view, Murray's Mill, Catawba County, North Carolina

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

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Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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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