Rieser Mill

Rieser Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rieser Mill. September 2013.
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Location	Junction of Grange and Cross Keys Roads, Bern Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°25′55″N75°58′37″W / 40.43194°N 75.97694°W / 40.43194; -75.97694
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1784, 1825
Architectural style	Gristmill
MPS	Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.	90001628 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 8, 1990

The Rieser Mill is a historic American grist mill and miller's house complex located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1825, the mill is a 2+1⁄2-story stone building with a gable roof. The building replaced an earlier mill located on the same site. The miller's house is a T-shaped stone and brick dwelling built in 1784 and expanded in the late 1800s. ^[2] The mill is located approximately 1/4-mile from the Rieser-Shoemaker Farm.

Gallery

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  Rieser Mill, low bank
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  West side
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  South side entrance
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  Miller's House
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  Miller's House, backyard

References

1. "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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rieser Mill" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.