Illick's Mill, also known as Peters' Mill and Monocacy Milling Co., is a historic grist mill located in Monocacy Park at Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1856, and is a four level, vernacular stone mill building with a heavy timber frame interior. The original building measured approximately 34 by 40 feet (10 by 12 m). The building was expanded in the 1880s with a 20-foot addition and the addition of the fourth level and a monitor roof.[2] The mill was formerly the home of the Fox Environmental Center.
Illick's Mill | |
 Illick's Mill, October 2011 | |
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| Location | 130 Illick's Mill Rd., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′30″N 75°22′51″W / 40.64167°N 75.38083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Peter, John; Illick, Joseph |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000450[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] As of October 2015, the Appalachian Mountain Club's Mid-Atlantic Conservation Office has occupied a portion of the building, under a lease agreement with the City of Bethlehem. The building is maintained and its uses managed by the City of Bethlehem's Parks, Recreation & Public Properties Department.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2011. Note: This includes History Team Members and Illick's Mill Partnership Executive Director Karen Dolan (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Illick's Mill" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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