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George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill
- Also Known As: 44FX2262
- Also Known As: VDHR 029-0330
- Address: 5512 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy
- Vicinity: E of Richmond Hwy (US 1)
- Neighborhood of Woodlawn in Mt Vernon, VA
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1771/00/00 | George Washington | Owner | Gristmill is built for George Washington. | |||
| 1791/00/00 | Oliver Evans | Work | Oliver Evans' two brothers install an Evans system to automate Washington's gristmill, fall of 1791 | Invention of the Automatic Flour Mill | ||
| 1796/10/00 | James Anderson, from Inverkeithing, Scotland, becomes farm manager for George Washington. Soon he suggest to Washington that the retired President should go into the whiskey-making business. | Whiskey | ||||
| 1798/04/00 | Built next to his gristmill on Dogue Creek, about two miles from the mansion, George Washington's distillery is operational by the spring of 1798. | |||||
| 1798/06/00 | Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz | Visitor | Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, notes that Washington's distillery produces "the most delicate and the most succulent feed for pigs.... They are so excessively bulky that they can hardly drag their big bellies on the ground." | |||
| 1799/12/00 | George Washington | Owner | Washington's distillery produces nearly 11,000 gallons of whiskey. Valued at over $7,500, he sold it to over 80 customers. Whiskey will prove to be Washington's most profitable business venture. Apple, peach and persimmon brandies were also made. | Rye Whiskey | ||
| 1850/00/00 | Washington's gristmill is demolished. | |||||
| 1932/00/00 | R E Burson | Architect | George Washington's gristmill is reconstructed. |
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| Particulars for George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Distillery |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Building Type | Gristmill |
| Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Museum Type | Museum |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Disposition | Reconstructed Property |
| Cultural Affiliation | Scottish American |