Olive & Eaton Streets
Elkins Flour Mill on November 22, 2006
The Elkins Flour Mill was built between 1871 and 1878 by millwright Thomas J. Hannah. It is one of the oldest industrial buildings remaining in the Willamette Valley.
Elkins Flour Mill on November 22, 2006
The three-story building features heavy timber framing, shiplap siding and mortise & tenon construction: handhewn timbers fastened together without nails. The mille was operated by William and Joseph Elkins.
Elkins Flour Mill on November 22, 2006
The Elkins Mill sits on 6.03 acres that were eventually owned by the James River Corporation. In 1994, the Linn-Benton Community College acquired the property, and passage of a bond measure in 2000 provided for the restoration of the Elkins Mill and construction of the adjacent 44,000-square-foot East Linn Workforce Development Center.
Elkins Flour Mill on November 22, 2006
The restoration was completed in 2003, and included a 2,500-square-foot annex next door to the mill to serve as a visitor’s center. The Elkins Mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1995.
Elkins Flour Mill Annex on November 22, 2006
Millpictures.com has pre-restoration photos here.
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