Spannuth Mill

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Spannuth Mill
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LocationJunction of Frystown and Crosskill Creek Roads, Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′51″N76°21′17″W / 40.44750°N 76.35472°W / 40.44750; -76.35472
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1891
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Gristmill
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001631 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

The Spannuth Mill, also known as the Crosskill Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Bethel Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1891, this mill is a three-story, frame building that sits on a stone foundation and measures forty feet, four inches by forty-two feet, nine inches with a fifty-foot extension. It has a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.

Also located on the property is a one-story brick building that was built circa 1910. It once housed a boiler.

This mill ceased operations in 1982. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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: Spannuth Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.