Rose Hill Mill and House

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.