Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill
Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill | |
Location | West of Fullerton on Mickley Road, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°37′31″N 75°29′29″W / 40.62528°N 75.49139°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1807 |
NRHP reference No. | 77001174[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 14, 1977 |
Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill is an historic grist mill which is located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The mill, which was built in 1807, is located along Jordan Creek.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] A boundary increase in 1999 added the Peter Grim House with NRHP reference number 99001288.
History and architectural features
[edit]This historic structure is a three-story, fieldstone mill, which is approximately thirty feet wide by fifty-eight feet deep. It has a slate roof.
Whitehall Township acquired the property by eminent domain in 1963.[2]
The building is owned and operated by the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, which began restoring it in 1984.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] A boundary increase in 1999 added the Peter Grim House with NRHP reference number 99001288.
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 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-06. Note: This includes Robert W. Zimmerman (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05. and Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (July–September 1997). "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Historic Structure Report, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.
External links
[edit]- Mill museums in Pennsylvania
- Museums in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1807
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania