Bowmansville Roller Mill
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| Location | Jct. of PA 625 and Von Nieda St., Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°WCoordinates: 40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°W |
| Area | 14.3 acres (5.8 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Built by | Von Nieda, Henry; Von Nieda, John Adam |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001821[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 19, 1990 |
Bowmansville Roller Mill, also known as the Von Nieda Mill, is a historic roller mill and national historic district located at Bowmansville, Brecknock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses two contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The grist / roller mill was built in 1850, and is a 3 1/2-story, rectangular brownstone building measuring 45 feet by 50 feet, 5 inches. The property includes a two-story, brownstone and frame sawmill, and a headrace and tailrace. The mills closed about 1945.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (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 Mary Wiley Myers (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bowmansville Roller Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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