Roger Hunt Mill

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Roger Hunt Mill
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Roger Hunt Mill, HABS Photo, 1958
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LocationRace Street, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′29″N75°42′41″W / 40.00806°N 75.71139°W / 40.00806; -75.71139
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Builtc. 1740, 1759, c. 1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 80003457 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1980

The Roger Hunt Mill is a historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

History and architectural features

The mill was built in 1759, and is a two-story, stone structure with a gambrel roof that measures 30 feet 6 inches (9.30 m) by 48 feet (15 m). It has a one-story frame addition. The main house was built circa 1740 and is a two-story, five-bay, stone structure with Georgian design details. The house has a 2+12-story, stone extension that was built circa 1850.

Other contributing buildings are the two-story, Queen Anne-style carriage house, a 2+12-story, Greek Revival-style tenant house (c. 1850), and a 1+12-story stone miller's house. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jane L. Davidson (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Hunt, Roger, Mill. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)