Stein Mill

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Stein Mill
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LocationPennsylvania Route 737 at Mill Creek, Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°33′11″N75°48′12″W / 40.55306°N 75.80333°W / 40.55306; -75.80333 Coordinates: 40°33′11″N75°48′12″W / 40.55306°N 75.80333°W / 40.55306; -75.80333
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1857
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001632 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

Stein Mill is a historic grist mill located in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1857, and is a 3 1/2-story banked stone building measuring 37 feet, 4 inches, wide by 45 feet, 9 inches, deep. Also on the property is the miller's house; a stone dwelling with the oldest section dated to about 1816. It operated as a merchant mill until 1899. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stein Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.