Brobst Mill
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Brobst Mill | |
 Brobst Mill, September 2013 | |
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| Location | Off Township 814 on Pine Creek, Albany Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′23″N 75°53′50″W / 40.62306°N 75.89722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001613[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Brobst Mill is a historic grist mill located in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1780, and is a 2 1/2-story, stone and log mill building. Also on the property is the wheel pit area of the raceway. It was built as part of a larger industrial complex known as Union Iron Works. The mill ceased operation in the 1960s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-26. Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brobst Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
