Kauffman Mill

Kauffman Mill

Kauffman Mill. September 2013.
Location Jct. of Mill and Mill Hill Rds., Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°31′30″N 76°03′47″W / 40.52500°N 76.06306°W / 40.52500; -76.06306Coordinates: 40°31′30″N 76°03′47″W / 40.52500°N 76.06306°W / 40.52500; -76.06306
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1780
Architectural style Other, Gristmill
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001620[1]
Added to NRHP November 8, 1990

Kauffman Mill, also known as Spengler Mill, is a historic grist mill located in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The combined mill and house building was built about 1780, and is a 1 1/2-story, with basement, stone and half-timbered frame building. It measures 28 feet, 6 inches, by 38 feet. The mill ceased operation in about 1939. The custom mill was built to serve local farms.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins and Stephen Kindig (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kauffman Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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