The Flour MillGeorgetown, Washington, DC
The terraced brick facade of The Flour Mill along the canal in Georgetown, with the smokestack beyond

Georgetown, Washington, DC

The Flour Mill

One of the most iconic and historic
landmarks in Georgetown.

Historic Significance

A Georgetown Landmark Since 1832

Since 1832 this ground has been given to milling. The Flour Mill, at 1015 33rd Street NW, is the last mill remaining in Georgetown.

Colonel George Bomford raised the first flour mill here. It later took the name Pioneer Flour Mill, and Wilkins Rogers sold Washington Flour from this place until 1969. The old mill was entered in the DC Inventory of Historic Sites in 1973, and stands in the Georgetown Historic District. In 1980 the historic buildings were gathered into an office and condominium complex, the brick exterior of the old mill almost unchanged.

The fourth floor of the mill in 1967, with timber beams and sacks of flour
Fourth floor of the mill in 1967, with sacks of flour still in place. Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress. Photograph by George Eisenman, summer 1967.

The making of a landmark

  1. Colonel George Bomford, an Army ordnance expert, builds a flour mill on this ground.
  2. The mill burns in September.
  3. Bomford builds a cotton factory on the site, a four story building with a large water wheel.
  4. Thomas Wilson buys the factory and runs it until the Civil War cuts off the cotton supply.
  5. A.H. Herr converts the building back to a flour mill and enlarges it in 1883. It becomes known as Pioneer Flour Mill.
  6. The Wilkins Rogers Milling Company buys the mill and sells flour under the Washington brand.
  7. A second mill building is added next door.
  8. The Historic American Buildings Survey photographs the complex and calls it the only old mill remaining in Georgetown.
  9. Wilkins Rogers leaves for Ellicott City, Maryland.
  10. The old mill is added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites on January 23. It stands within the Georgetown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1967.
  11. Weissberg Development Corporation folds the historic mill buildings into an office and condominium complex around a plaza. Listings for the residential condominium at 1015 33rd Street NW give the year built as 1985.

For visitors and contractors

Notice

Construction hours

In Washington, DC, construction is allowed Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm.

Contractors and visitors

Contractors working near the building, and visitors with a question about The Flour Mill, can reach the Residential Executive Committee at [email protected].

Emergencies

If there is an emergency, call 911 first. Then write to [email protected] so the REC can follow up.

For residential owners

Owner login

Announcements, documents, meetings, and construction reporting are kept in a private section for Flour Mill owners.

Contact

Write to the REC

The Flour Mill Residential Executive Committee

1015 33rd Street NW
Georgetown, Washington, DC

[email protected]