Hunter's Mill Complex
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Location | Forgedale Road, Hereford Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′41″N 75°37′15″W / 40.42806°N 75.62083°WCoordinates: 40°25′41″N 75°37′15″W / 40.42806°N 75.62083°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1792-1793, 1794 |
Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
NRHP Reference # | 88003045[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1988 |
Hunter's Mill Complex, also known as Rush's Mill, is a historic grist mill complex located on a rise above Perkiomen Creek in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of a three-story mill built about 1792-1793; 2 1/2-story, five bay Federal style stone dwelling built in 1794, mid-19th century stone and frame Pennsylvania bank barn; two 1 1/2-story stone summer kitchens; and a late-18th century stone walled garden. The mill measures 45 feet by 36 feet. The house has a Georgian floor plan and measures 45 feet by 45 feet.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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Barn from Forgedale Road
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Front of barn
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Mill
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Holly K. Green and Jerry Clouse (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hunter's Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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