The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill is an historic complex of buildings which is located in Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill | |
 The 1805 timber-frame chopping mill. The low buildings attached on the left are 20th-century additions and are not part of the historic mill. | |
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| Nearest city | Cokeburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°7′21″N 80°3′59″W / 40.12250°N 80.06639°W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| MPS | Whiskey Rebellion Resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001499[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1992 |
It was designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
History and architectural features
editContributing buildings include a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay brick main house, which was built circa 1810, a timber-frame bank barn that was erected circa 1815, a stone-and-log distillery that was built sometime around 1790, and a timber-frame chopping mill that was built sometime around 1805. The mill was horse-powered, and was used to chop grain for the distilling process.[3]
These buildings are a rare surviving example of an important industry in the Somerset Township area and the very small-scale industrial/commercial enterprises of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The area had a high concentration of distillers, which were greatly affected by the whiskey excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion.[3]
The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill was designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Huffman Distillery & Chopping Mill". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ a b c d "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2014-09-11. Note: This includes Jerry A. Clouse (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-11.
- ^ "Huffman Distillery & Chopping Mill". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.