Merkel Mill Complex
Merkel Mill Complex | |
| Location | Junction of Pennsylvania Routes 662 and 143 near Moselem Springs, Richmond Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°30′02″N 75°51′03″W / 40.50056°N 75.85083°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001626[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
The Merkel Mill Complex is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
This complex consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, stone banked mill with tin roof (1854), a 2+1⁄2-story, stone Georgian-style manor house (1767), a large stone and frame barn with banked earth ramp (c. 1850), a one-story smokehouse with slate roof (c. 1767), a 1+1⁄2-story stone summer kitchen (c. 1767), a clapboarded, frame privy (c. 1939), a storage shed (c. 1939), and the millraces, dam, and pond. The mill, which ceased operation circa 1939, was built as part of a working farm.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Louse Emery (June 1990). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Merkel Mill Complex. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)