Spring Mill Complex
Appearance
Spring Mill Complex | |
Location | Southwest of Devault at the junction of Moores Road and Pennsylvania Route 401, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′9″N 75°33′53″W / 40.05250°N 75.56472°W |
Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1793 |
NRHP reference No. | 78002370[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 14, 1978 |
Spring Mill Complex, also known as the Michael Gunkle Spring Mill, is a historic grist mill complex located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1793, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, banked stone structure with a gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing 2+1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone miller's house; a 1-story, stone spring house; a 1-story, stone smoke house; and a 1-story, stone carriage house. The mill remained in continuous operation into the 1940s.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[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 Doris M. Powell (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Spring Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.
External links
- Michael Gunkle Spring Mill, Moore Road (East Whiteland Township), Bacton, Chester County, PA: 3 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey