Spring Mill Complex

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Spring Mill Complex
Gunkle Mill, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.jpg
Gunkle Mill in 2023
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LocationSouthwest of Devault at the junction of Moores Road and Pennsylvania Route 401, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′9″N75°33′53″W / 40.05250°N 75.56472°W / 40.05250; -75.56472
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1793
NRHP reference No. 78002370 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1978

The Spring Mill Complex, also known as the Gunkle Spring Mill, is a historic American gristmill complex constructed in 1793. The complex is located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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History and architectural features

This mill was built in 1793 by Michael and Chatharina Gunkle. It is a 2+12-story, banked stone structure with a gable roof. Also located on the property are a contributing 2+12-story, stuccoed stone miller's house, a one-story stone spring house, a one-story stone smokehouse, and a one-story stone carriage house. [1]

Gunkle was a German immigrant from Philadelphia who purchased 974 acres (394 ha) in 1792 in East Whiteland, where he constructed and operated the gristmill, along with a saw mill and a fulling mill. [2]

By 1872 the mill processed 1,800 short tons (1,600 t) of flour, feed, corn, and oats yearly. At the peak of its productivity, the mill ran 18 hours a day. [3] The mill remained in continuous operation into the 1940s. [4]

The Gunkle Spring Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978. [1] It is owned and maintained by the East Whiteland Township Historical Commission. [3]

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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. Winthrop, Grace (October 1985). "Spring Mill". History Quarterly of Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society. 23 (4): 123–132. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. 1 2 "Gunkle Spring Mill". www.eastwhiteland.org. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Powell, Doris M. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Spring Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.