Abbott's Mill
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| Nearest city | Milford, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′10″N 75°28′36″W / 38.88611°N 75.47667°WCoordinates: 38°53′10″N 75°28′36″W / 38.88611°N 75.47667°W |
| Area |
0.4 acres (0.16 ha) (original) 9 acres (3.6 ha) (increase) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000300 and 79003788[1] |
| Added to NRHP |
August 25, 1972 (original) May 17, 1979 (increase) |
Abbott's Mill is a historic site that includes an old grist mill in Sussex County, Delaware, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Milford.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 with a 0.4-acre (0.16 ha) area. The listed area was increased in 1979 to include a total of 4 contributing buildings, with an increase of a 9-acre (3.6 ha) area. The increased area includes a Gothic style work built in 1868.[1]
There's a historical marker for the old mill, placed on the north side of Abbotts Pond Road (County Road 620), across from Abbotts Pond.[3]
There's an Abbott's Mill Nature Center which offers tours of a grist mill and rolling mill.[4]
In the site's 1972 NRHP nomination, it was reported the grist mill had been operable until 1960, and that plans were for it to be restored.[5]
The listing was expanded in 1979 to include a total of 8.5 acres, including other buildings and open space.[6]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Showcase: Abbott's Mill".
- ↑ "Delaware Public Archives: Abbott's Mill". State of Delaware.
- ↑ "Abbott's Mill Nature Center".
- ↑ Edward F. Heite (April 18, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abbott's Mill" (PDF). and Accompanying three photos
- ↑ Joan N. Larrivee (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abbott's Mill expansion" (PDF). and Accompanying photos
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