
![]() The circa 1870 Braswell grist mill harkens to the days when freshly ground corn meal and flour were an integral part of everyday diets for people in rural Alabama. The frame two-story gabled structure retains a great deal of its original charm. With front Dutch doors and re turned cornices in the gables, the quaint building is surrounded by a bucolic landscape of rolling hills, meadows, and hardwoods. One of only a handful of comparable mills left in the state, the Braswell Mill is abandoned and in desperate need of attention to prevent its demise. An imaginative renovator might turn this property in to an antique shop, a country store, an office, a vacation home, or a museum.
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Alabama's Endangered Historic LandmarksEach year since 1994, Alabama Heritage has highlighted threatened historic sites throughout Alabama. The “Places in Peril” list has identified more than 215 imperiled historic resources throughout the state, and is compiled by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. The locations highlight the results of deferred maintenance, perceived obsolescence, development pressures, and lack of funding—forces that now more than ever threaten our cultural legacy. But awareness is a powerful force, too, and can cultivate a renewed determination to be responsible stewards of our heritage. For more information, visit the AHC or the ATHP websites. Alabama Heritage is proud to bring to you a selection of the places designated as perilous. Please keep your comments to information relevant to the featured place in peril. Alabama Heritage reserves the right to delete any comment that we deem inappropriate. Archives
May 2023
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