Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex

Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex is a historic grist mill complex located on Monocacy Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex
Mill
LocationBrown's Mill Road at Monocacy Creek, Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′08″N 75°46′57″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1843
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001616[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

Description

The complex consists of the 1 1/2-story, stuccoed sandstone mill (1843); 2 1/2-story, stucco over stone farmhouse (c. 1830); 1 1/2-story, stucco over stone, brick and frame summer kitchen (c. 1830); stone and frame barn (c. 1850); two small barns (c. 1900); wagonshed and corn crib (c. 1920); and frame garage (c. 1920). The mill is representative of a country custom mill and built as part of a working farm.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History

The Gristmill was built by Abraham Griesemer in 1843. It was sold to George Brown in 1871 by Samuel Griesemer, Abraham's son. George Brown operated the mill until 1889 when he retired and his son Frank M. Brown assumed operation of the mill. One year later Frank installed a roller mill, which increased Flour output to one barrel per hour. [3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  3. Montgomery, Morton (January 1, 1909). Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Embracing a Concise History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. J. H. Beers & Company. pp. 1715–1716. ISBN 9781293771013. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

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