Bahr Mill Complex | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Bahr Mill, July 2013 | |
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Location | Ironstone Dr., Colebrookdale Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′19″N 75°39′31″W / 40.33861°N 75.65861°W / 40.33861; -75.65861 |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1897 |
Architectural style | Gristmill |
MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001611 |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Bahr Mill Complex is a historic grist mill complex located in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex includes the 2-story, plus basement, banked stone mill (1897); 2 2/2-story, stucco over stone farmhouse (c. 1820); 1-story, brick smokehouse (c. 1820); banked frame sawmill with a stone foundation (c. 1820); 2-story, stucco over stone store (c. 1820); two sheds (c. 1890); a shoemaker's shop (c. 1890); outhouse (c. 1920); stone bank barn (rebuilt c. 1880); and frame garage (c. 1930). Also on the property are a contributing chicken house (c. 1850) and pig sty (c. 1890). It is a family-run mill complex, run by the Gable family for over 175 years.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 2012-08-27. Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bahr Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
External links
- Bahr's Mill - official site