Centre Mills

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Centre Mills
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Rear of the miller's house
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Nearest citySouthwest of Rebersburg off Pennsylvania Route 445, Miles Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°55′32″N77°28′21″W / 40.92556°N 77.47250°W / 40.92556; -77.47250
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1802-1803
NRHP reference No. 76001621 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Centre Mills is a historic grist mill located at Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1802-1803, and is a two-story fieldstone building, with a basement and attic. It measures 44 feet, 10 inches, by 58 feet, and has a gable roof. Also on the property are a barn, stone house, and miller's house. The stone house was built in 1813, and is a two-story stone dwelling, measuring 40 feet by 30 feet, with a two-story frame addition. It features a porch supported by Corinthian order columns. The miller's house is a frame dwelling on a stone foundation. [2] The stone house is operated as a bed and breakfast.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 2011-11-08.Note: This includes Gregory Ramsey (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Centre Mills" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.