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North River Mills Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Hiett Log House, May 2007
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Location	Junction of County Roads 45/20 and 4/2, North River Mills, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°20′11″N 78°30′12″W / 39.33639°N 78.50333°W / 39.33639; -78.50333
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built by	Harmison, Charlie
Architect	Moreland, William
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal, Bungalow, Gothic Revival, Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	11000261
Added to NRHP	May 4, 2011

North River Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at North River Mills, Hampshire County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings and five contributing sites. The district lies along Hiett Run, which empties into the North River, a tributary of the Cacapon River. It has become an industrial ghost town, now visited only by summer residents and tourists. The contributing buildings include the Hiett House (c. 1770) with shed and privy; Croston House (c. 1840) and barn (c. 1910); North River Mills Grocery (c. 1810, c. 1920); Shanholtz House (c. 1930), also known as North River Mills Society for Antiquarian Arts and the Diffusion of Knowledge; North River Mills School (c. 1880); Miller House (c. 1790) and associated outbuildings; United Methodist Church (c. 1893); Kump House (c. 1805); and the Moreland House (c. 1880). Contributing sites are the cemetery associated with the Kump House, Miller Mill Site (c. 1880), Shanholtz Mill Site (c. 1930), mill pond (c. 1880), and millrace (c. 1880).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Gallery

• Audra Croston House, May 2007
• North River Mills United Methodist Church, May 2007
• Old North River Mills Store and Post Office, May 2007

See also

• List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Barbara Rasmussen with Erin Riebe (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North River Mills Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/02/11 through 5/06/11. National Park Service. May 13, 2011.

External links

Media related to North River Mills Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

• North River Mills Society for Antiquarian Arts and the Diffusion of Knowledge website

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Districts	Capon Springs North River Mills Historic District Washington Bottom Farm
Buildings	Brill Octagon House Capon Chapel Fort Van Meter French's Mill Hampshire County Courthouse Hebron Church Hickory Grove Hook's Tavern Kuykendall Polygonal Barn Nathaniel and Isaac Kuykendall House Literary Hall Old District Parsonage Old Pine Church Captain David Pugh House Scanlon Farm Sloan–Parker House Springfield Brick House Sycamore Dale Valley View Yellow Spring Mill West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Dairy Barn Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House
Sites	Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches
Structures	Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge Pin Oak Fountain
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia and List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

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• Bungalow architecture in West Virginia
• Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
• Federal architecture in West Virginia
• Georgian architecture in West Virginia
• Gothic Revival architecture in West Virginia
• Historic districts in Hampshire County, West Virginia
• Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places in Hampshire County, West Virginia
• Vernacular architecture in West Virginia
• 1770 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
• Houses in Hampshire County, West Virginia
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