Freeman’s Mill is making a comeback.
Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners approved this week the award of a $406,000 contract to renovate the historic mill, which was built near Lawrenceville between 1868 and 1879 and used to grind wheat and corn.
The county purchased the mill, which is inside its Freeman’s Mill Park, in 2001.
The renovation project will be funded by 2009 SPLOST money and will pave the way for the mill to offer interactive exhibits, life-sized dioramas, reproductions of mill equipment and other artifacts. It will be available for self-guided tours, festivals, school field trips and special events.
Construction is expected to be completed by early 2018, county officials said.
"Freeman's Mill is a historic site that helped bring the tools of industry to Gwinnett," District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter said in a news release. "While the mill is currently not open to the public, when it's finished, this project will let visitors experience what life was like for a miller dealing in goods and services in a rural community. "
Freeman’s Mill Park is located at 1401 Alcovy Road in Lawrenceville.
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