The
Obadiah LaTourette Grist
and Saw Mill is located on Route 24, and was constructed
in the 2nd half
of the 19th century. This grist
and saw mill operation was owned and operated by the LaTourette
family for upwards of fifty years. The building still stands
today, nearly abutting the highway,and is composed of two
large frame buildings. What appears to be the earliest
unit is the gable end front, three bay, three story clapboard
building with central loading doors and block and tackle
apparatus at the roof peak.
The
first and second floor windows are 6/6 sash. The top floor windows
are 6/4 sash. Appended to this unit with perpendicular roof lines
is a 2 1/2 story frame 4 bay wing. The roof is gable and has a
gable end return. The windows are 6/6 sash. According to historical
reports a saw mill was probably attached to the rear of the early
grist mill.