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Guldin Mill

Coordinates: 40°26′09.6″N 75°52′28.9″W / 40.436000°N 75.874694°W / 40.436000; -75.874694
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Guldin Mill
Guldin Mill, September 2013
Guldin Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Guldin Mill
Guldin Mill is located in the United States
Guldin Mill
LocationOff PA 73 SE of jct. with US 222 in Maidencreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′09.6″N 75°52′28.9″W / 40.436000°N 75.874694°W / 40.436000; -75.874694
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1781, 1822
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001617[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

Guldin Mill, also known as Lauer's Mill, is an historic grist mill and national historic district located in Maidencreek Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History and architectural features

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This historic district encompasses one contributing building and one contributing site. The house and mill form a combined structure. The house was built in 1781; the mill was built in 1822. It is a two-and-one-half-story, stone building, which measures forty-two feet by eight feet.

The mill continued to operate into the 1950s.[2]

Also located on the property are watercourses, which consist of the headrace, two ponds and the tail race.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2012. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins and Stephen Kindig (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Guldin Mill" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.