Borneman Mill

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Borneman Mill
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Farmhouse. July 2013.
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LocationOff Pennsylvania Route 100 southwest of Clayton, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°24′57″N75°34′39″W / 40.41583°N 75.57750°W / 40.41583; -75.57750
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1860
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001612 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

Borneman Mill, also known as Stauffer Mill, is a historic "farm mill" located in Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built to perform farm chores with water power. The mill was built before 1860, and is a two-story, with basement, post-and-beam building with vertical siding. It measures 21 feet, 6 inches, by 24 feet, 6 inches. The mill powered operations in the nearby stone bank barn (after 1850) by use of a cable drive system. Also on the property are a contributing farmhouse (1810, 1850) and smokehouse (c. 1850). [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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 (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Borneman Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.