John Knauer House and Mill
John Knauer House and Mill | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 23 in Knauertown, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°10′14″N 75°43′53″W / 40.17056°N 75.73139°WCoordinates: 40°10′14″N 75°43′53″W / 40.17056°N 75.73139°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | c. 1785-1790 |
Built by | Knauer, John |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 85001173[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 30, 1985 |
John Knauer House and Mill, also known as Knauer Mill, is a historic grist mill complex located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The site is located in the Hopewell Big Woods. The complex was built between about 1785 and 1790, and includes the stone mill, 2 1/2-story stone miller's house, a stone and frame barn, and a small stone house. The miller's house is five bays by two bays, and is in the Georgian style. The mill remained in operation into the 1940s.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Eleanor Morris and Estelle Cremers (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: John Knauer House and Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.
External links[]
- Gristmill, video of this mill by Wanda Kaluza
Categories:
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1790
- Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1790
- Grinding mills in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- 1790 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Chester County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs