Guldin Mill
Guldin Mill | |
Guldin Mill, September 2013 | |
| Location | Off PA 73 SE of jct. with US 222 in Maidencreek Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′09.6″N 75°52′28.9″W / 40.436000°N 75.874694°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1781, 1822 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001617[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Guldin Mill, also known as Lauer's Mill, is a historic grist mill and national historic district located in Maidencreek Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic district encompasses one contributing building and one contributing site. The house and mill form a combined structure. The house was built in 1781; the mill was built in 1822. It is a two-and-one-half-story, stone building, which measures forty-two feet by eight feet.
The mill continued to operate into the 1950s.[2]
Also located on the property are watercourses, which consist of the headrace, two ponds and the tail race.[2]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2012. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins and Stephen Kindig (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Guldin Mill" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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