{"nrhp_refnum":"75001188","name":"Horton Gristmill","other_names":["Malone Milling Company"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Mill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Malone","county":"Franklin County","state":"NY","lat":44.84794593700008,"lon":-74.29263694699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-04-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story rectangular stone grist mill on Mill Street in the center of Malone, Franklin County, New York, on the east bank of the Salmon River, built in 1853.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its fine stone construction, relatively large size and role as a major mill serving the North Country while Malone was a railroad center. The building is built entirely of thin slabs of Potsdam sandstone quarried in Malone, and its stone cornice is described as a rarely seen feature. Its history also reflects Malone's growth into an industrial and commercial center after the Northern Railroad arrived in 1850.","narrative":"Standing in the center of Malone on the east bank of the Salmon River, this grist mill was built in 1853 of thin slabs of warm-toned Potsdam sandstone quarried locally. It is a five-bay, 2 1/2-story building with a gable roof, a molded stone cornice with short returns, broad stone lintels and a keystone arch where water once entered from the raceway. The rear wall drops straight into the river. A mill had operated on the site since the early 1800s, first built by early settlers John and Nathan Wood, and Hiram Horton purchased the site in 1809 and built a grist mill. During Horton's ownership the old frame mill was replaced by the stone building. Its construction followed the arrival of the Northern Railroad in 1850, which brought prosperity to Malone and made the mill a major supplier for the North Country. Machinery has largely been removed, and the building was reported to be deteriorating, with preservation efforts under way.","period_of_significance":"1853","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as slowly falling into decay, with the interior largely stripped of machinery; a later data sheet lists it as not in use. The Franklin County Historical Society was working toward its preservation.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.592898-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/75001188.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001188/4c9fadac3d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001188/4c9fadac3d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"OneEagle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruins_of_Horton_Grist_Mill,_Malone,_NY_Front_View.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">OneEagle</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruins_of_Horton_Grist_Mill,_Malone,_NY_Front_View.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006217","name":"Malone Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/malone-downtown-historic-district-100006217/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317830","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_Gristmill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5906840"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/franklin-county/horton-gristmill-75001188/"}