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Thompson Mill

Coordinates: 40°16′38″N 75°51′48″W / 40.27722°N 75.86333°W / 40.27722; -75.86333
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Thompson Mill
Thompson gristmill. September 2013.
Thompson Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson Mill
Thompson Mill is located in the United States
Thompson Mill
LocationGolf Course Road at Seidel Creek, Robeson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′38″N 75°51′48″W / 40.27722°N 75.86333°W / 40.27722; -75.86333
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Builtc. 1816
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001633[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

The Thompson Mill is an historic, American grist mill that is located near Seidel Creek in Robeson Township, 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 mill was built circa 1816, and is a one-and-one-half-story stone and frame building with a basement and frame extension. The adjacent farmhouse was built circa 1850, and is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, stone dwelling. Also located on the property is a contributing stone bake oven (c. 1850) millraces, a pond, and a dam. Built as part of a working farm, the mill ceased operation in 1950.[2]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thompson Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.