Jacob Winings House and Clover Mill

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Jacob Winings House and Clover Mill
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LocationSouthwest of Phoenixville on James Mill Road, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°9′1″N75°45′52″W / 40.15028°N 75.76444°W / 40.15028; -75.76444 Coordinates: 40°9′1″N75°45′52″W / 40.15028°N 75.76444°W / 40.15028; -75.76444
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Builtc. 1796
NRHP reference No. 79002203 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 1979

Jacob Winings House and Clover Mill is a historic clover mill and home located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built by 1796, and is a 2 12-story, random fieldstone structure, six bays wide by two bays deep. It has a gable roof and a porch added in the late 19th century. The mill is a small, 2 12-story, banked stone structure with a gable roof. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes Eleanor Winsor (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Jacob Winings House and Clover Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.