Yoder Mill

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Yoder Mill
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Yoder Mill. August 2013.
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LocationYoder Rd. at Oysterville Cr., Pike Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°23′48″N75°43′14″W / 40.39667°N 75.72056°W / 40.39667; -75.72056
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1796, c. 1885
Architectural styleGristmill
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001636 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

The Yoder Mill, also known as the Renninger Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built in 1796, this mill is a 2+12-story, frame building, which measures forty-one feet by fifty feet and sits on a stone basement. It was rebuilt in 1885 after a fire.

Also located on the property is a contributing, 2+12-story, stuccoed, stone miller's house (c. 1885), the headrace and a millpond. The merchant mill ceased operation during the 1940s. [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 Phoebe Hopkins (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Yoder Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.