Nomination for White's-Vale Mill

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United States Department of the Interior received JUN 1 8 1982 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections and/or common street & number - not for publication Athens Ve X vicinity of city, town - state - unoccupied X building(s) X private X commercial X structure work in progress - private residence .religious - in process - yes: unrestricted .government _other: has this property been determined elegible? - yes _ federal - local depository for survey records 039 Location both 009 museum Accessible entertainment Category transportation date code 3. Classification Ownership None Status 6. Representation in Existing Surveys public historic park agriculture site district object educational title scientific 4. Owner of Property industrial 1. Name date entered Inventory-Nomination Form 5.

Location of Legal Description Ohio National Register of Historic Places being considered Public Acquisition State Route 682 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service For HCRS use only White's Mill Present Use White's-Vale's Mill James E. White military FHR-8-300 (11-78) - county Court Street 7. Description X good X altered White's Mill is located on the Hocking River on the edge of the city limits of Athens. portion with a gable roof and a shed roof part of two stories sloping to the east. high water damaged thedam. To the rear is a portion which shelters the mill fly wheel.

frame porch with shed roof shelters the first story of the older part of the mill The dam is attached to the mill on the south side of the Hocking River and projects more notched logs, the space between the walls being filled with debris of various According to James White, Owner of the mill, his grandfather and father moved and rebuilt the mill in 1915. The mill parts were numbered to permit dismantling and reassembly exactly as it had been in Dyesville in Meigs County, Ohio. that was prepared for a 1966 appraisel is included with the nomination materials. A small square tile and frame building was added to the river side of the three-story portion of the mill in 1945 to house the new turbine. A rectangular one-story cement constructed immediately adjacent to the east of the mill in the 1970s, but is not included in the nomination. See the enclosed map made during the 1966 appraisel.

Only the mill structure (with additions) and the dam are included in the nominated area. building. Condition ruins deteriorated excellent fair original site Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

heavy hewn beam construction visible from the interior and house the milling machinery the span consists of a foundation only.The dam is of log crib construction consisting sorts.The top was capped with concrete in the 2oth century. Check one -unaltered The interior milling equipment is at 1east 50 and possibly 100 years old.Mr.White can X moved date Later one story additions are attached to the east and west ends; visually they detract little from the character of the historic building. The older portions feature large The foundation is of massive sandstone blocks. A portion of the foundation a story partway across the river; a portion of the dam has been lost, so the remainder of the original location of the mill that it is probably much older. A list of the equipment block storeroom and office was added on the west end of the mill in 1954.

A pole barn was 1915 unexposed recall most of it operating 50 years ago, and he speculates that since it was moved from It is of frame construction.The main building consists of a three story frame - engineering X industry other (specify) Specific dates C. 1855; 1915 1912-E.S. White Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) White's-Vale's Mill and Dam is the only example of a historic water powered grist mill 1807 at which time the dam was most likely built. ground flour until 1975 when part of the log crib dam was destroyed by high water. usable condition; in fact, would be used if the dam was providing water power for of this vanishing dam form. White's Mill is also significant as one of a handful of water powered grist mills still capable of operating that remain in the state. This major industry which focused on the small local sources of water during the 19th century, has all but disappeared throughout Ohio.

Although the mill is technically a moved structure, it has been on its 1700-1799 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 communications 1800-1899 commerce economics invention architecture Builder/Architect theater education politics/government archeology-historic music humanitarian literature agriculture science Period prehistoric social/ sculpture 1900- transportation law conservation tions have been made.Much of the early grinding machinery and equipment is in 8. Significance it to the present site where it was rebuilt.The mill has since then continuously The mill remains for the most part intact on the exterior although some small addi- Areas of Significance-Check and justify below large portion of it remains intact.It is important that it exists as an example military The mill itself was originally built asa flouring millc.1855 at Dyesville on the community planning E.S. White burned in 1912.

White bought Vale's Mill, dismantled it and transported The dam is of log crib construction. This was a very early method of building dams and examples of it are quite rare in Ohio. Although it has suffered some damage, a philosophy archeology-prehistoric exploration/settlement landscape architecture religion art location. present site for almost 70 years and has achieved significance in its own right on that 9.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References Meigs County, Ohio History, vol. I, 1979. Athens Magazine, Spring, 1974, Athens, OH. Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 then go east along the bank 140'; then south parallel to the dam,passing between the pole barn state N/A 11. Form Prepared By July 10, 1981 (614) 594-6578 street & number city or town . national - local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Récreation Service. Chief of Registration code county Easting Northing organization Zone Athens telephone name/title Kathleen Andrews Ohio Attest: Bentley Hall 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries SORHAPO/Ohio University UMT References State Historic Preservation Officer signature The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 10. Geographical Data I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at the west side of the end of the entrance Ohio Department of Natural Resources consultation. Keeper of the National Register and the mill to the southern edge of a drive;then proceed west to the place of beginning. 7.27-82 For HCRS use only drive off SR 682,proceed north paralleling the dam to the north side of the Hocking River; Less than l acres date Athens Messenger 6/13/1971, 8/14/1962.

665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated GPO 938 835 Quadrangle name - The Plains White's Mill, Athens Vicinity, Athens County, Ohio JAMES E. WHITE $ 3,840.00 1 Ton Mixer and Motor installed NET DEPR. VALUE OF EQUIPMENT IN FLOUR MILL: HARRISBURG, OHIO 775.00 320.00 580.00 Misc. drags, spouting, drives, etc. $ 1,075.00 $ 1,840.00 $11.520.00 $19,200.00 Platform scale $ 1,500.00 functional obsolescence, or a total of 6o% depr. Belt Bag Conveyor $ 7,680.00 75 H. P. Leffells Water Turbin -- Base Installed Sifter installed Line shafts, pulleys, clutches, and drives installed Roller Mill Installed $ 2,250.00 Cleaner installed Corn Cracker installed $ 4,500.00 less 50% depr. for state of repair and l0% depr.

for TOTAL EQUIPMENT IN FLOUR MILL: IVAN HILL # 1,000.00 Page 35 of 62 - EQUIPMENT IN FLOUR MILL: (Prepared in 1966) COST APPROACH Stone Burr Mill (estimated) Wood Elevator Leg (Installed) Page 48 of. 62 ,UNDÈR ROOF -I STORY CEMENT BLOCK White's Mill, Athens Vicinity, Athens County, Ohio Map prepared in 1966 by Ivan Hill. STORE HARDWARE OFFICE MILL WOOD DOCK EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Inited States Department of the Interior White's-Vale Mill, Athens County, OHIO, Fed. Reg. Date: Recom. / Criteria Date 7 /27/82 - _ see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below _ substantive reasons discussed below V 1. Name V 2. Location V 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description .ruins resubmission completeness date alterations/integrity RETURN boundary selection clarity Classification Ownership deteriorated 8-2-82 summary paragraph owner objection unaltered Action: Category Condition Federal Agency: Accessible Nomination returned for: nomination by person or local government Substantive Review Present Use Date Due: original site Status REJECT. Jational Park Service fair Public Acquisition - NR decision has this property been determined eligible? Describe the present and original (If known) physical appearance Working No. appeal unexposed sample moved good excellent ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Discipline_ Check one 2.1.83 7-15-82/ Specific dates relating significance to context relationship of integrity justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References V10. Geographical Data V11. Form Prepared By V12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - local - Date - Signed Photographs completeness checked clarity Other 8. Significance summary paragraph justification of areas the resource applicable criteria Ouadrangle name Bullder Architect Verbal boundary description and justification State Historic Preservation Officer signature Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to UMT Reterences _state WHITES MILL VIC. Athens, Ohio Kathleen Andrews, July, 1981 SORHAPO, Ohio University View Looking Southeast WHITE'S-VALE'S MILL AND DAM WHITES MILL WHITE' S-VALE'S MILL AND DAM Vic. Athens, Ohio Kathleen Andrews, July, 1981 Neg at SORHAPO, Ohio University View looking northeast Vic. Athens, Ohio Kathleen Andrews, July, 1981 View looking southwest WHITE'S-VALE'S MILL AND DAM Neg. at SORHAPO, Ohio University WHITE' S-VALE'S MILL AND DAM Vic.

Athens, Ohio View looking northwest showing log crib dam. Neg. at SORHAPO, Ohio University Kathleen Andrews, July, 1981 17/402980/4353800 UNITED STATES THE PLAINS QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC STATE OF OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION THE PLAINS, OHIO June 16 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 440 G. St., NW Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed are new National Register nominations and one nomination returned been approved by the state review board and the appropriate notification procedures have been followed. Name : White's Mill St. Stephen Church and Rectory Mosgrove, Dr.

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