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Obediah Latourette Grist and Saw Mill

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.

 

 


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