{"nrhp_refnum":"80001250","name":"Rose Hill Mill and House","other_names":["Hannah`s Mill","McDonald`s Mill"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NW of Thomaston on Thompson Lane and Hanna Mill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Thomaston","county":"Upson County","state":"GA","lat":32.93490523850005,"lon":-84.35649645234085,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A grist mill complex about four and one-half miles northwest of Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia, on Ten Mile Creek. It includes a three-story frame mill built in 1859, a rock masonry dam, a Greek Revival plantation house, and a 1906 miller's house, on about 26 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mill is a good example of nineteenth century grist mill architecture and engineering, with a collection of equipment dating largely from the 1880s. It was built by Dr. J. W. Herring, a physician known locally for his engineering ability, and served as a center of local commerce. The mill and house also remain close together with few intrusive structures, allowing study of a milling complex.","narrative":"Rose Hill Mill and House form a rural milling complex on Ten Mile Creek, about four and one-half miles northwest of Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia. The centerpiece is a three-story frame mill built in 1859 with mortise and tenon construction, backed by a rock masonry dam laid dry with red clay and mud. Inside, two runs of millstones and machinery dating largely from the 1880s remain, along with elevators, separators and cleaners. A Greek Revival plantation house with a central hall plan and a 1906 bungalow miller's house complete the group. Dr. J. W. Herring, a physician known across the county for his engineering ability, built the mill and advertised it in 1859. Local residents brought corn to be ground, and a small store operated in the building. Later owners added commercial meal and flour production. The mill closed in the early 1970s. The complex was listed for its architecture, engineering and role in local commerce.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Dr. J. W. Herring","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (plantation house); bungalow (miller's house); utilitarian grist mill","criteria":[],"status_note":"The mill closed in the early 1970s because of corn shortages, health regulations and the owner's poor health; the nomination says that with cleaning and repairs it could operate again. Condition is listed as fair and altered, and present use is marked vacant.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.336326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001250.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209802","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/upson-county/rose-hill-mill-and-house-80001250/"}