John Wood Old Mill
John Wood Old Mill | |
John Wood Old Mill, June 2013 | |
| Location | E of Merrillville on IN 330, Merrillville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′35″N 87°13′18″W / 41.47639°N 87.22167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1837-1838 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000026[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1975 |
John Wood Old Mill, also known as Wood's Mill and John Wood Mill, is a historic sawmill and grist mill located at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1837–1838, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular brick building. It has a gambrel roof with overhanging eaves. The mill operated into the 1930s.[2]: 2–3 The mill was restored by the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department in 1976.[3]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Edgar Fetterer (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wood Old Mill" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016..
- ^ "Wood's Historic Grist Mill brochure" (PDF).