Rieser Mill
Rieser Mill | |
Rieser Mill. September 2013. | |
| Location | Junction of Grange and Cross Keys Roads, Bern Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′55″N 75°58′37″W / 40.43194°N 75.97694°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1784, 1825 |
| Architectural style | Gristmill |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001628[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
The Rieser Mill is a historic American grist mill and miller's house complex located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1825, the mill is a 2+1⁄2-story stone building with a gable roof. The building replaced an earlier mill located on the same site. The miller's house is a T-shaped stone and brick dwelling built in 1784 and expanded in the late 1800s.[2] The mill is located approximately 1/4-mile from the Rieser-Shoemaker Farm.
Gallery
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Rieser Mill, low bank
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West side
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South side entrance
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Miller's House
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Miller's House, backyard
References
- ^ 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: Rieser Mill" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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