{"nrhp_refnum":"79000298","name":"Wilson Feed Mill","other_names":["Alexander's Mill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7604 Canal Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valley View","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.356262955000034,"lon":-81.59638115799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame grist mill at 7604 Canal Road in Valley View, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, built in 1855 by Andrew Alexander beside the Ohio and Erie Canal next to Lock No. 37.","why_significant":"It is described as the last surviving grist mill in the Cuyahoga Valley. It is tied to the Alexander family milling business and to the Ohio and Erie Canal, and it has been in the Wilson family since 1900. It is included as part of the Ohio and Erie Canal thematic group.","narrative":"Beside the Ohio and Erie Canal in Valley View, next to Lock No. 37, stands a two-story wood-frame mill built in 1855. Andrew Alexander, who came to Independence Township from Columbiana County in 1833, built it as Alexander's Mills. His son James C. later joined the business and was his father's partner for 30 years. The building sits on a stone foundation, has clapboard siding and a gabled asphalt roof, and is described as a vernacular mill with Classic Revival overtones. Wooden and metal ventilators rise from the roof. The interior has been remodeled, and later additions stand on every side except the north. The Wilson family has owned the mill since 1900, and it continues to operate as a feed mill and retail outlet for feed and seed. Power now comes from electric turbines, since the water wheel is gone. It is recognized as the last surviving grist mill in the Cuyahoga Valley and as part of the canal's historic resources.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Andrew Alexander (builder of \"Alexander's Mills\")","architectural_style":"Vernacular mill structure with Classic Revival overtones","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still operating as a feed mill and retail outlet for feed and seed; powered by electric turbines, the water wheel is gone. Interior and exterior condition listed as very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.735178-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79000298.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000298/1b5842f6eb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000298/1b5842f6eb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Chris Light","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Mill_(Canal_Rd)_Ohio_%26_Erie_Canal.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Light</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:Alexander_Mill_(Canal_Rd)_Ohio_%26_Erie_Canal.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000607","name":"Ohio and Erie Canal","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/ohio-and-erie-canal-66000607/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984682","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Feed_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100965137"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/wilson-feed-mill-79000298/"}