Jordan's Point Historic District

Jordan's Point Historic District
Miller's house at Jordan's Point
Location Moses Mill Rd. and the confluence of the Maury River and Woods Creek, Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′32″N 79°25′47″W / 37.79222°N 79.42972°W / 37.79222; -79.42972Coordinates: 37°47′32″N 79°25′47″W / 37.79222°N 79.42972°W / 37.79222; -79.42972
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built 1800
Built by Jordan, John
NRHP reference # 16000530[1]
Added to NRHP August 15, 2016

The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site. In 1806 they dammed the river, and then built a cotton mill in 1808. Of this and later industrial activity on the site, only foundation remnants and the millrace remain; surviving structures associated with the development include the miller's house (c. 1815), now a local museum, and a chapel built in 1874.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Jordan's Point Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-31.


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