Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

This early 19th century wooden water wheel and operating gristmills is an award-winning restoration and a Virginia Landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house includes an exhibit about the process of milling and the families who operated the mill and a renovated 20th century dairy barn features the history of the Great Falls community around the mill. Daily...

Located about 3 mi southeast of Wolf Trap, this operating gristmill dates from the first decade of the 19th century, although the country store was added in the early 20th century. In addition to the restored gristmill, there are two exhibit rooms inside the miller's home. It offers tours every hour on the hour, with the last tour leaving at 3; educational programs; special events; and...

The path from the parking lot leads you across the porch of the General Store. This late 19th century building once stood across Colvin Run Road from the mill. Storekeeper Mark Cockrill stocked general merchandise for the farming community of Colvin Run and for patrons of the mill. Today, examples of merchandise that would have been sold during the years the store operated, from the 1890s to...