Anchored by a well-preserved, brick Federal-style house built in 1820, Kauffman’s Mill Homestead in Page County lies within the historic Massanutten Settlement and is associated with milling, farming, and community life in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley from the early-19th to mid-20th centuries. The property—which encompasses the remains of Kauffman’s Mill, one of the earliest water-powered gristmills in the Valley that operated continuously from ca. 1775 to 1936, a collection of early-20th-century agricultural outbuildings, and a ca.-1927 pavilion/dance hall—boasts a cohesive cultural landscape that tells the story of a rural community’s development from a milling center to an integrated agricultural enterprise and recreational complex.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark