The Spannuth Mill, also known as the Crosskill Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Bethel Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Junction of Frystown and Crosskill Creek Roads, Bethel Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′51″N 76°21′17″W / 40.44750°N 76.35472°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Gristmill |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001631[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1891, this mill is a three-story, frame building that sits on a stone foundation and measures forty feet, four inches by forty-two feet, nine inches with a fifty-foot extension. It has a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.
Also located on the property is a one-story brick building that was built circa 1910. It once housed a boiler.
This mill ceased operations in 1982.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louse Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spannuth Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.