Kauffman Mill
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Kauffman Mill | |
 Kauffman Mill. September 2013. | |
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| Location | Jct. of Mill and Mill Hill Rds., Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°31′30″N 76°03′47″W / 40.52500°N 76.06306°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001620[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
The Kauffman Mill, also known as Spengler Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
The combined mill and house structure was built about 1780, and is a one-and-one-half-story stone and half-timbered frame building with basement. It measures twenty-eight feet, six inches, by thirty-eight feet. The mill ceased operation circa 1939. The custom mill was built to serve local farms.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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West side -
Interior -
Mill creek
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "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 2012-08-30. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins and Stephen Kindig (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kauffman Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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