John Knauer House and Mill

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John Knauer House and Mill
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Knauer Mill, March 2011
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LocationPennsylvania Route 23 in Knauertown, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′14″N75°43′53″W / 40.17056°N 75.73139°W / 40.17056; -75.73139 Coordinates: 40°10′14″N75°43′53″W / 40.17056°N 75.73139°W / 40.17056; -75.73139
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1785-1790
Built byKnauer, John
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 85001173 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1985

John Knauer House and Mill, also known as Knauer Mill, is a historic grist mill complex located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The site is located in the Hopewell Big Woods. The complex was built between about 1785 and 1790, and includes the stone mill, 2+12-story stone miller's house, a stone and frame barn, and a small stone house. The miller's house is five bays by two bays, and is in the Georgian style. The mill remained in operation into the 1940s. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 Morris and Estelle Cremers (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: John Knauer House and Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.