McKinstry's Mills Historic District

The McKinstry's Mills Historic District is a national historic district in Union Bridge, located in Carroll and Frederick County, Maryland. The district comprises the entirety of the settlement of McKinstry's Mills, a 26-acre (110,000 m2) hamlet consisting of six separate properties that were owned and developed in the 19th century by the McKinstry family, local millers. At the center is a ​3 1⁄2-story grist mill constructed in 1844. Also included are the McKinstry homestead, built between 1825 and 1835; the residence of miller Samuel McKinstry, dated 1849; a store building of 1850; and two other small houses and a variety of outbuildings. There is also a 1908 Warren pony truss bridge.[2]

McKinstry's Mills Historic District
McKinstry's Mill and house
Nearest cityUnion Bridge, Maryland
Coordinates39°32′0″N 77°09′32″W
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Built1844 (1844)
Built byWolfe, Joseph
Architectural styleWarren pony truss
NRHP reference No.97000338[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1997

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kenneth M. Short (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: McKinstry's Mills Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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