The Kauffman Mill, also known as Spengler Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Kauffman Mill | |
Location | Jct. of Mill and Mill Hill Rds., Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°31′30″N 76°03′47″W / 40.52500°N 76.06306°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1780 |
MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001620[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe combined mill and house structure was built about 1780, and is a one-and-one-half-story stone and half-timbered frame building with basement. It measures twenty-eight feet, six inches, by thirty-eight feet. The mill ceased operation circa 1939. The custom mill was built to serve local farms.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery
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West side
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Interior
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Mill creek
References
edit- ^ a b c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-30. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins and Stephen Kindig (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kauffman Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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