Greenbank Historic Area is a historic grist mill located at Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes the Greenbank Mill, Robert Philips House, and the W. G. Philips House. The mill was built in 1790 and expanded in 1812. It is a 2+1⁄2 story, frame structure with a stone wing. The mill measures 50 feet (15 m) by 39 feet (12 m). The Robert Philips House was built in 1783, and is a 2+1⁄2 story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof. The front facade features a long verandah. The W. G. Philips House, also known as the mill owner's house, dates to the mid-19th century. It consists of a two-story, three-bay front section with a three-story, hipped roof rear section. Oliver Evans, a native of nearby Newport, installed his automatic mill machinery in the 1790 building.[2][3]
Greenbank Historic Area | |
 HABS photo of Greenbank Mill | |
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| Location | 500 Greenbank Mill Rd., Marshallton, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′24″N 75°37′59″W / 39.74000°N 75.63306°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1795 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000513, 79003441 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1973, July 24, 1979 (Boundary Increase) |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and expanded in 1979 to include the W. G. Philips House.[1]
The site is now operated as Greenbank Mill, a living history museum that includes the restored mill, an early 19th-century farm barn housing heritage sheep, the miller's house (Philips House), the textile factory and an herb garden.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rosemary Troy and Graydon Wood (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenbank Historic Area". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos
- ^ Rosemary Troy and Graydon Wood (Amended Joan N. Larrivee) (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenbank Historic Area". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos
External links
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- Greenbank Mill - official site
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-164, "Greenbank Mill, Greenbank Road, Marshallton, New Castle County, DE", 12 photos, 7 data pages, supplemental material