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Front view, Baldwin's Mill, Terrells, Chatham County, North Carolina

Baldwin's Mill (Terrells, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Baldwin's Mill, Terrells, Chatham County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Mills and mill-work
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1089pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Terrells (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source 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).
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In Copyright
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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.

Building: Baldwin's Mill (Terrells, Chatham County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
115 Hobbs Road
Community:
Terrells
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27312
Provenance note:
Samuel Baldwin (farmer and Baptist minister) ran this mill on Terrell's Creek.
Architectural note:
The mill house is a large frame structure, and it stands atop a foundation of dry-laid stone similar to that of a nearby dam.
Historical note:
Along with a sawmill, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, and a general store, the mill served this small rural community throughout the nineteenth century. In 1941, the mill was privately restored. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Terrells (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.826007, -79.234308