Merkel Mill
Merkel Mill | |
Merkel Mill. September 2013. | |
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Location | Dreibelbis Station Road at Maiden Creek, Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°34′13″N 75°52′49″W / 40.57028°N 75.88028°WCoordinates: 40°34′13″N 75°52′49″W / 40.57028°N 75.88028°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1875 |
MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001625[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Merkel Mill is a historic grist mill located on Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The mill was rebuilt in 1875, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, plus basement, banked building with a slate gable roof. It measures 40 feet, 5 inches, by 50 feet, 9 inches, and has a 100-foot frame storage addition. Also on the property are the contributing watercourses, including the dam, pond, and races. It operated as a merchant mill and ceased operations in the 1950s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Mill and storage addition
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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Merkel Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
Categories:
- Grinding mills in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1875
- National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- 1875 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs