Ehrhart's Mill Historic District

Ehrhart's Mill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Ehrhart's Mill in June 1970
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Nearest city	Old Mill Road, Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S
Coordinates	40°33′43″N75°20′58″W / 40.56194°N 75.34944°W / 40.56194; -75.34944
Area	5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built	1799, 1867, 1900
Architect	Charles Beckel
Architectural style	Pratt truss bridge
NRHP reference No.	87000666 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1987

Ehrhart's Mill Historic District is a national historic district located along Saucon Creek at Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The district includes nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and four contributing structures associated with a 19th and early 20th century grist mill.

District features

The buildings include a small barn, the stone grist mill (destroyed), and three stone or brick vernacular houses. The mill is a three-story, five level stone building with a slate covered gambrel roof. The most prominent structure is an iron pratt truss bridge built in 1867, and known as County Bridge #16. ^[2] The mill was destroyed by fire. ^[3]

National Register of Historic Places

In recognition of the district's historical significance, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hope R. and Kenneth R. LeVan, William Sisson (December 1986 – January 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Ehrhart's Mill Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. "Ehrhart's Mill Historic District". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2011.