Built in 1898, the building houses a nearly intact water-powered grain grinding mechanism from the period.

[1] The Old Red Mill stands at the northern edge of the village of South Northfield, at the southwest corner of Vermont Route 12 with Lovers Lane.

It is set between Route 12 and Sunny Brook, a branch of the Dog River which was the source of its power.

It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and vertical board siding.

It is set on a foundation of slate, and has two additions extending away from the brook and toward the road.