Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill

Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
The 1805 timber-frame chopping mill. The low buildings attached on the left are 20th-century additions and are not part of the historic mill.
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Nearest city	Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°7′21″N80°3′59″W / 40.12250°N 80.06639°W / 40.12250; -80.06639
Area	6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
MPS	Whiskey Rebellion Resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001499 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1992

The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill is a historic complex of buildings in Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, ^[2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[3]

History and architectural features

Contributing buildings include a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay brick main house, which was built circa 1810, a timber-frame bank barn that was erected circa 1815, a stone-and-log distillery that was built sometime around 1790, and a timber-frame chopping mill that was built sometime around 1805. The mill was horse-powered, and was used to chop grain for the distilling process. ^[3]

These buildings are a rare surviving example of an important industry in the Somerset Township area and the very small-scale industrial/commercial enterprises of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The area had a high concentration of distillers, which were greatly affected by the whiskey excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion. ^[3]

The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill was designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, ^[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Huffman Distillery & Chopping Mill". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2014.Note: This includes Jerry A. Clouse (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2014.
4. "Huffman Distillery & Chopping Mill". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.