{"nrhp_refnum":"84002008","name":"Grimes-Crotts Mill","other_names":["Eureka Mills","Old Mill","Crotts Mill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1445","address_restricted":false,"city":"Reedy Creek","county":"Davidson County","state":"NC","lat":35.920472555500055,"lon":-80.37051838698281,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story frame grist mill on the east bank of the Yadkin River in the Reedy Creek section of Davidson County, North Carolina. The first floor dates from construction between 1870 and 1880, and the upper levels were added around 1900 and later.","why_significant":"It is the only remaining water-powered mill in Davidson County and shows the last phase of water-power technology before steam-powered roller mills. It is associated with the Grimes family, prominent millers, and with miller Franklin P. Crotts. Its monitor roof and exterior facade chimney are notable among Piedmont frame mills.","narrative":"Perched on the steep east bank of the Yadkin River, this two-and-one-half story frame grist mill is the last water-powered mill left in Davidson County. Its first-floor framework, handhewn and pegged, dates from the original Grimes Mill built between 1870 and 1880. George Grimes, a member of a prominent milling family, founded it. Franklin P. Crotts bought it after Grimes died in 1890, raised it to its present height about 1900, and added a generating plant, sawmill and cotton gin. Milling ended in the 1930s, and the machinery was sold in 1937. Later owners kept the building as a landmark, and a metal undershot wheel and traces of the stone diversion dam survive at the river. The mill is distinguished by its monitor roof, exterior chimney and porch, and it represents the final phase of water-powered milling before steam roller mills took over.","period_of_significance":"1870-1880","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Altered after 1937 when the machinery was removed; the office was remodeled as an apartment and the building is now used for storage. The nomination lists the status as unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.065881-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7176/47717673/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84002008.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717673","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes-Crotts_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18346242"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/davidson-county/grimes-crotts-mill-84002008/"}