Rieser Mill | |
 Rieser Mill. September 2013. | |
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| Location | Junction of Grange and Cross Keys Roads, Bern Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′55″N 75°58′37″W / 40.43194°N 75.97694°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1784, 1825 |
| Architectural style | Gristmill |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001628[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
The Rieser Mill is an historic, American grist mill and miller's house complex that is located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
The mill was built in 1825 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, stone, banked building with a gable roof. The building replaced an earlier mill that was located on the same site. The miller's house is a T-shaped, stone and brick dwelling that was built in 1784 and enlarged in the late 1800s.[2] The mill is located approximately 1/4-mile from the Rieser-Shoemaker Farm.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery
Rieser Mill, low bank
West side
South side entrance
Miller's House
Miller's House, backyard
References
- 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rieser Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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