Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex

Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex

Mill
Location Brown's Mill Road at Monocacy Creek, Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°18′08″N 75°46′57″W / 40.30222°N 75.78250°W / 40.30222; -75.78250Coordinates: 40°18′08″N 75°46′57″W / 40.30222°N 75.78250°W / 40.30222; -75.78250
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1843
Architectural style Other, Gristmill
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001616[1]
Added to NRHP November 8, 1990

Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex is a historic grist mill complex located on Monocacy Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of the 1 1/2-story, stuccoed sandstone mill (1843); 2 1/2-story, stucco over stone farmhouse (c. 1830); 1 1/2-story, stucco over stone, brick and frame summer kitchen (c. 1830); stone and frame barn (c. 1850); two small barns (c. 1900); wagonshed and corn crib (c. 1920); and frame garage (c. 1920). The mill is representative of a country custom mill and built as part of a working farm.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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