Rieser Mill
Rieser Mill is a historic grist mill and miller's house located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1825, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular stone banked building with a gable roof. The building replaced an earlier mill on the same site. The miller's house is a "T"-shaped, stone and brick dwelling. It was built in 1784, and enlarged in the late 1800s.[2] The mill is located approximately 1/4-mile from the Rieser-Shoemaker Farm.
Rieser Mill | |
Rieser Mill. September 2013. | |
Location | Junction of Grange and Cross Keys Roads, Bern Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′55″N 75°58′37″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1784, 1825 |
Architectural style | Gristmill |
MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001628[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery
- Rieser Mill, low bank
- West side
- South side entrance
- Miller's House
- Miller's House, backyard
References
- "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: Rieser Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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