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Mr. Lawrence said his group would restore the mill in stages, concentrating first on the major repairs to the roof, siding and windows needed to stabilize it and prevent further decay.
Then the bottom t\Vo floors would be restored, providing living quarters for a caretaker. “As we could, we would restore the other floors, [and] in time replace the old waterwheel.”
The money for the restoration, he said, would come initially from a low-interest loan, and the group would also solicit private donations and volunteer help for the work.
Mr. Lawrence gained his experience in rescuing old buildings in The Plains, when a demolition crew descended on the old railroad depot and began ripping off its roof.
A past-the-eleventh-hour effort by a hastily organized group raised money to buy off the demolition crew, and eventually the Save the Railroad Station Inc. organized. Through donations and the work of volunteers, the group restored the old station,, which was built in 1917 by Fairfax Harrison, the president of Southern Railroad. It now has a new life as an office building.
“We want to help other old buildings survive,” Mr. Lawrence said of his family’s interest in the old mill. “It has a similar historic providence.” His son Robert, a lawyer in Warrenton, is the vice-president of Save the Railroad Station Inc.
Mr. Lawrence said he feels the owners refused the high bid because the four-acre property includes a “very fine” commercial property right on U.S. 211 at the Business 211 intersection. “We don’t want that,”
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