Bowmansville Roller Mill

Bowmansville Roller Mill
Location Jct. of PA 625 and Von Nieda St., Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°W / 40.19000; -76.01194Coordinates: 40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°W / 40.19000; -76.01194
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. 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 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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