George Brown's Sons Cotton and Woolen Mill

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Location324-360 E. Main St., Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°6′32″N76°29′47″W / 40.10889°N 76.49639°W / 40.10889; -76.49639 Coordinates: 40°6′32″N76°29′47″W / 40.10889°N 76.49639°W / 40.10889; -76.49639
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
NRHP reference No. 95000881 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995

George Brown's Sons Cotton and Woolen Mill, now known as Sassafras Alley Apartments, is a historic mill complex located at Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The complex includes nine contributing buildings. They are identified as Building A through Building I, and date from the early 19th century to 1916. The buildings were converted to apartments in 1988–1991. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-20.Note: This includes John J. Calabrese (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Brown's Sons Cotton and Woolen Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.