Mill at Lobachsville
The Mill at Lobachsville is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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 Mill at Lobachsville. August 2013. | |
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| Location | Mill Rd. at Pine Creek, Pike Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′43″N 75°43′51″W |
| Area | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001624[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic complex consists of a three-story, stone-and-frame, banked mill with corrugated steel gable roof (1887), a 2+1⁄2-story, stone-and-frame, farmhouse (c. 1745), a 2+1⁄2-story, stone settler's cabin that dates to the eighteenth century, a one-story, frame, summer kitchen, a one-story, frame, ice house, a one-story, frame, wagon shed, a two-story, stone-and-frame barn (1814), a one seat privy, a stone-and-frame pig sty, and the millraces and pond. The mill ceased operation in 1965. The custom mill was built as part of a working farm.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- "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 and Stephen Kindig (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mill at Lobachsville" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
