Keefe-Mumbower Mill
Appearance
Keefe-Mumbower Mill | |
Location | Northeastern corner of the junction of Swedesford and Township Line Roads, Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°11′15″N 75°16′45″W / 40.18750°N 75.27917°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1835 |
Built by | Keefe, John |
NRHP reference No. | 08000784[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 2008 |
Keefe-Mumbower Mill, also known as Evans-Mumbower Mill, is a historic grist mill located on Wissahickon Creek in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built 1835, and is a 3 1/2-story, banked stucco over stone building with a two-story, wood frame reproduction addition. It was in use as a mill until 1930. It housed an Oliver Evans milling system.[2]
The Evans-Mumbower Mill is now owned by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association. The mill is open for public tours and demonstrations once a month.
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary Lou McFarland (October 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keefe-Mumbower Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-16.
External links
- Evans-Mumbower Mill Open House Tours & Events - Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Categories:
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1835
- Grinding mills in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Mill museums in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs