Great Valley Mill

Great Valley Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Great Valley Mill, February 2011
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Location	72 North Valley Road, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′58″N75°29′25″W / 40.06611°N 75.49028°W / 40.06611; -75.49028
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1859
NRHP reference No.	83002224 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 1, 1983
Designated PHMC	August 19, 1947 [2]

The Great Valley Mill, also known as the Old Grist Mill in the Great Valley, is an historic grist mill which is located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1859, it is a four-story, rectangular, banked, stuccoed, fieldstone structure with a gable roof. It measures 42 feet (13 m) by 45.5 feet (13.9 m). ^[3]

The current building stands on the site of earlier mills, the first dating from 1710. The mill ground flour until the late 20th century, when the flour business was moved to Berks County. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. Anne Haon Cook (February 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Great Valley Mill. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. Michelle Karas, "Great Valley Mills store gives customers the best ingredients for great bread Archived 2018-04-13 at the Wayback Machine ", The Mercury News (Pottstown, Pa.), Feb. 25, 2002.