Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House

Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House

Yount's Woolen Mill, HABS Photo, April 1974
Location 3729 Old SR 32 West, west of Crawfordsville, Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°1′21″N 86°59′3″W / 40.02250°N 86.98417°W / 40.02250; -86.98417Coordinates: 40°1′21″N 86°59′3″W / 40.02250°N 86.98417°W / 40.02250; -86.98417
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1851 (1851), 1864
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 88003041[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1989

Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House is a historic woolen mill and boarding house located in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. The boarding house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Late Federal style brick building. It has a gable-on-hip roof and two-story porch on the rear side. The mill was built in 1864, and is a 2 1/2-story brick building on a raised basement with Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property are the remains of an 1849 frame mill, an 1867 brick building, dam and mill race. The Yount Mill was contracted by the U.S. Government to manufacture Army uniforms during both the American Civil War and Spanish American War.[2]:2, 10

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes John E. Hardwick (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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