Mill News : Jackson's Mill is For Sale. Please contact us for details.
Jackson's Mill now stands on over 2 acres of wooded land and lawned garden. The site plan below shows the position of the Mill, including the limestone barn, the mill race and other features including the bridges.
The Mill is set on the hillside forming the Eastern escarpment of the Collins Creek valley. The following elevation drawings show the slope of the land and the building. The lowest levels of the mill are partially underground and house the turbines that were powered by the mill race running under the property.
The following rough floorplans give some idea of the renovations to the Mill over the years. These do not include some of the more interesting parts of the property on the lower floors where the walls are all exposed limestone. The wine cellar, photographic studio are in place, and there are plans for a pottery, art studio, gym and hot tub.
There is no lack of space at the Mill, with the overall inside floor area being circa. 8,000 square feet.
The potential is endless.
Mill Facts
Location – Kingston Ontario, 2 ½ hours to Toronto Pierson Airport, ten minutes to Lake Ontario and Queen’s University.
Land Area - Approx 2.17 Acres
Zoning - Residential - bounded by neighbouring residential, road and Environmental Protection Area.
Substructure Construction - Limestone Foundations and walls into limestone bedrock, basement and sub-basements (1850s and 1930s - 40s), reinforced concrete slab floors and concrete block substructural reinforcement added in 1970s. Structural and environmental surveys available. Central brick chimneys reinforced through substructure by cast reinforced concrete and concrete block (approx 1970s).
Superstructure construction (top two floors) - Hand-hewn pine Post and Beam construction (1850s-1900s), pinned for machinery vibration. R40 and R 60 insulated wood frame with cedar siding (approx 1970s - 1980s). Roof is British Columbian cedar shakes (1990s). Top floor is reinforced concrete slab (1970s). Ground floor antique pine flooring. Double and triple glazing throughout (1995 Phase 3 Renovation).
Services - 400 Amp three-phase electrical. Private well water (>20 gpm pump test, tested regularly 0-0 Total Coliform/Fecal Coliform) through water softener and ultraviolet sterilizer. Chemical analysis available. Dual independent electrical hot water tanks. Private septic tank and tile bed sewage treatment. Ground floor and upper basement heating forced-air oil-fired with humidifier. Top floor auxiliary forced-air electrical furnace. Auxiliary electrical baseboard heating in bedroom two and three and mudroom. Ground floor auxiliary wood-fired airtight two-stage catalysed Vermont Castings woodstove in dining room. Working fireplace in main lounge. Dual telephone, Internet and Satellite TV (>250 Channels). Remote monitored alarm system, dual independent remote monitored smoke detector system, low temperature and carbon dioxide alarm system. Mill turbines and ancillary equipment intact but currently inoperable. Mill pond on neighbour's property.
Areas - Total covered floor area approximately 8000 sq ft. Ground floor and upper floor approx 4000 sq ft finished. Upper basements approx 2000 sq ft including 600 sq ft partly finished 'Granny Flat', workshop areas, storage, furnace, services and photographic darkroom. Three additional unheated subbasement sub-slab levels including wood room beneath upper deck with access to external lower deck, mill machinery level (the Batcave) with walk out access to lower lawns and Mill turbine tail race exhaust through limestone conduit to Bur Creek (the Silence of the Lambs).
Outbuildings and amenities - Approx 1000 sq ft stone horse barn. Approx 2000 sq ft external wood decking on two levels. Gravel parking area for numerous cars. Approx 1 Acre lawns and 1.2 acres wooded areas with numerous planter beds, mill artifacts, trails and two bridges. The Race runs approx 2 months per year depending on levels in the Millpond, entering the Southeast portion of the property through a waterfall over the escarpment edge and draining to the west through the floodplain. The Tail Race exhausts into the year – round spring that forms the headwaters of Bur Brook.
Accomodation - Top floor includes 3 Bedrooms, finished four piece bath and unfinished third bathroom/laundry room, undereave storage, services and furnace rooms, walk-in closets in all bedrooms and sealed attic. Ground floor includes custom kitchen (2006), dining room, two study rooms, main lounge, formal entrance foyer and hall, four piece bath, utility/laundry room, mudroom entrance from parking area with access to upper external deck. Upper basement Granny flat layout includes unfinished bedroom, lounge, bathroom and kitchen areas with access to lower external deck and property.
Mill Artifacts – Working weigh-scales in main foyer, numerous other artifacts throughout property including antique wagons and agricultural equipment, sawmill and gristmill equipment, steam boiler, water control valves, iron headrace pipe from Mill Race waterfall and turbines.
