Saddle Rock Grist Mill is a historic grist mill building located in Saddle Rock, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. It is a 2+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed structure. Adjacent is a stream-fed millpond that is supplemented by tidal water impounded by the dam. It dates to the 18th century and is the only extant, operating tidal grist mill on Long Island. The building underwent restoration in the 1950s and is operated as a local history museum.[2]
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  Saddle Rock is located just east of New York City  Saddle Rock Grist Mill (the United States) | |
| Location | Grist Mill Lane and Little Neck Bay, Saddle Rock, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′51″N 73°45′4″W / 40.79750°N 73.75111°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| MPS | Long Island Wind and Tide Mills TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001866[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1978 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saddle Rock Grist Mill". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
External links
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Media related to Saddle Rock Grist Mill at Wikimedia Commons
- Saddle Rock Grist Mill - Nassau County
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