Creative Origins
From grain to art.
Cross Mill began as a grist mill, grinding grain for the Virginia Piedmont in the region's early economy. When the milling stopped, the building could have fallen quiet for good.
In the 1960s, Jack and Nancy Witt saw more than an abandoned industrial structure. They imagined a place where people could live, create, gather, and exchange ideas — and transformed the old mill into a living, breathing center for the arts.
In 2024, the Mill entered its next chapter as Cross Mill Arts, carrying that original spirit forward as a creative haven and gathering place for artists, musicians, and creative minds of every kind.
Today the wheel still stands by the water, and the mill fills with music again most weekends of the year.
