Startford Hall Milling Day

Join us at Stratford Hall on August 5th for Milling Day with Steve Bashore, Director of Historic Trades and Head Distiller at Mount Vernon! This is an exciting opportunity to view the gristmill in operation for the first time since 2020.

Friends of Stratford donors and members are invited for an exclusive tour and demonstration starting at 11am. Contact the Development Office to reserve your space: rpitts@stratfordhall.org or 804-493-8919.

The gristmill will open to the public on August 5 from 12:30–4pm. Included with General Admission.

The historic Stratford Mill is the only active water-powered gristmill on the Northern Neck. It was a crucial source of wealth for its owners and the focus of innovation and improvement over its centuries of use. Stratford Hall’s ‘Light-Horse’ Harry Lee kept current with milling technology by consulting the work of engineer Oliver Evans, who revolutionized the design and efficiency of early American gristmills at the turn of the 19th century. The gristmill flirted briefly with steam-power before it was rebuilt and rededicated in 1939.