Big Otter Mill

United States historic place

Significant dates

Big Otter Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Big Otter Mill, September 2012
37°23′27″N 79°30′14″W / 37.39083°N 79.50389°W / 37.39083; -79.50389
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1920 (1920)
Built by	Forbes, John; Forbes, Reed
Architectural style	Grist mill
NRHP reference No.	98001314^[1]
VLR No.	009-0152
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1998
Designated VLR	September 14, 1998^[2]

Big Otter Mill, also known as Forbes Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. It was built about 1920 and is a large, 2½-story, mortise-and-tenon framed mill building, topped by an unusual and picturesque mansard roof. The mill retains a nearly complete set of early-20th century machinery, including a 13-feet diameter water wheel, which was used until the late 1940s. Also on the property are a contributing mill race and the foundation of a store.^[3] The building is under restoration as a mill museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^ Leslie A. Giles (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Big Otter Mill" (PDF). and Accompanying photo