Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District | |
Star Mill Power Plant, May 2012 | |
| Location | Junction of County Roads 505 W and 700 N, northeast of Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′54″N 85°26′14″W / 41.74833°N 85.43722°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | McKee, Ray |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001107[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1995 |
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are a small hydroelectric powerhouse (1929), two dams (1929), and the site of the original 1870 grist mill / hydroelectric generating plant. The old mill generated electric power from 1911 to 1929, and in 1930 the new powerhouse began operation.[2]: 5, 7
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 Richard K. Muntz and Suzanne Fischer (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.