John Wood Old Mill

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John Wood Old Mill
John Wood Old Mill.jpg
John Wood Old Mill, June 2013
John Wood Old Mill is located in Indiana
John Wood Old Mill
LocationE of Merrillville on IN 330, Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates41°28′35″N 87°13′18″W / 41.47639°N 87.22167°W / 41.47639; -87.22167Coordinates: 41°28′35″N 87°13′18″W / 41.47639°N 87.22167°W / 41.47639; -87.22167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1837 (1837)-1838
NRHP reference No.75000026[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1975

John Wood Old Mill, also known as Wood's Mill and John Wood Mill, is a historic sawmill and grist mill located at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1837–1838, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular brick building. It has a gambrel roof with overhanging eaves. The mill operated into the 1930s.[2]: 2–3  The mill was restored by the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department in 1976.[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Edgar Fetterer (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wood Old Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..
  3. ^ Wood's Historic Grist Mill brochure


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