Weidner Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Manatawny Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of the 2+1⁄2-story stone-and-brick banked mill (1855); 2+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone farmhouse (c. 1840); 1+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone, combined smokehouse and spring house (c. 1820); 2+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone tenant house (c. 1820); stucco-over-stone bank barn (c. 1850); and the millrace and dam. The mill ceased operation in the 1940s. The mill was built as part of a working farm.[2]
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| Location | Blacksmith Road at Manatawny Creek, Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′18″N 75°43′37″W / 40.30500°N 75.72694°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001634[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
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House across from the mill -
Millrace and dam
References
edit- ^ 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 Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Weidner Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.