{"nrhp_refnum":"83001854","name":"Gully Mill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S.R. 1839","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fayetteville","county":"Cumberland County","state":"NC","lat":35.05628973800003,"lon":-78.84116551399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Gully Mill is a water-powered grist mill complex on Lock's Creek, west of S.R. 1839 just outside Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The mill building dates to about 1900 and sits with a miller's house, silos and related outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Gully Mill as the last operating water-powered grist mill in Cumberland County. It occupies a site where mills have operated since at least 1802, and it reflects the agricultural milling economy of the Fayetteville area. It was converted from a cotton ginnery to a grist mill around 1930.","narrative":"Gully Mill is a water-powered grist mill on Lock's Creek, just across the Fayetteville city line in Cumberland County. The main building dates to about 1900 and combines a two-story section, once a cotton ginnery, with a one-story addition from the 1930s. A 22-foot steel overshot wheel, probably installed in the 1930s, replaced the original wooden one. The grounds also hold a miller's house, silos, sheds and millstones, while a dam and water sill across the road control the creek's flow. Mills have worked this stretch of creek since at least 1802, and William Lord acquired an operation here in 1812. Around 1930 owner N. Lucas moved grinding equipment into the ginnery and restored it to working order. Later owners ground flour, meal and feed. The mill was listed as the last operating water-powered grist mill in Cumberland County, a reminder of a local industry once found on nearly every small creek.","period_of_significance":"c. 1900","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still operated occasionally by its owner and kept in working order; condition marked fair and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.049913-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7176/47717605/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001854.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717605","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gully_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18207576"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/cumberland-county/gully-mill-83001854/"}