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Renfro Mill
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National Register of Historic Places

Renfro Mill

Also known as R. Roberts Leaf Tobacco House

On the National Register since 200026 years
Late VictorianListed 2000Mount Airy
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Renfro Mill

Renfro Mill, at Jct. of Willow and Oak Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 12, 2000. It was among the first 6 of Mount Airy’s 13 listings. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 64 other North Carolina listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTobacco mill in Mount Airy, North Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 55 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Jct. of Willow and Oak Sts., Mount Airy · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Renfro MillStart here
  2. 2Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase)Heavy Timber Mill Construction · next door
  3. 3Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Gothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4William Alfred Moore HouseGothic · Built 1861 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Trinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 1896 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BW. F. Carter HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miDLebanon Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBEdgar Harvey Hennis HouseVictorian0.7 miDTaylor Park Historic DistrictDistrict1 miBBen and Barbara Graves HouseBuilding1.2 miDNorth Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry ComplexDistrict1.4 miDCountry Club Estates Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 mi

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Questions about Renfro Mill

Is Renfro Mill on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 12, 2000 (Register number 00001208).

Is Renfro Mill a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Renfro Mill?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Renfro Mill?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 55 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47722336 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.