Saddle Rock Grist Mill

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Saddle Rock Grist Mill
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Saddle Rock Grist Mill (the United States)
LocationGrist Mill Lane and Little Neck Bay, Saddle Rock, New York
Coordinates 40°47′51″N73°45′4″W / 40.79750°N 73.75111°W / 40.79750; -73.75111 Coordinates: 40°47′51″N73°45′4″W / 40.79750°N 73.75111°W / 40.79750; -73.75111
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1850
MPS Long Island Wind and Tide Mills TR
NRHP reference No. 78001866 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1978

Saddle Rock Grist Mill is a historic grist mill building located in Saddle Rock, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. It is a 2+12-story gambrel-roofed structure. Adjacent is a stream-fed millpond that is supplemented by tidal water impounded by the dam. It dates to the 18th century and is the only extant, operating tidal grist mill on Long Island. The building underwent restoration in the 1950s and is operated as a local history museum. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Raymond W. Smith (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saddle Rock Grist Mill". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-30.See also: "Accompanying three photos".

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