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Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Simpsonville Mill, West side of Cedar Lane at Guilford Road, Columbia, Howard County, MD

Simpsonville Mill, West side of Cedar Lane at Guilford Road, Columbia,...

Significance: Simpsonville Mill is significant as a surviving eighteenth century mill with associated features. The Simpsonville Mill was an important local industry in Howard County, and its history reflects ... More

Simpsonville Mill, West side of Cedar Lane at Guilford Road, Columbia, Howard County, MD

Simpsonville Mill, West side of Cedar Lane at Guilford Road, Columbia,...

Significance: Simpsonville Mill is significant as a surviving eighteenth century mill with associated features. The Simpsonville Mill was an important local industry in Howard County, and its history reflects ... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Le Van Mill, Kutztown Road vicinity, Kutztown, Berks County, PA

Le Van Mill, Kutztown Road vicinity, Kutztown, Berks County, PA

Significance: Important example of one of the early grist mills in central Pennsylvania. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-116 Survey number: HABS PA-1030 Building/structure dates... More

Le Van Mill, Kutztown Road vicinity, Kutztown, Berks County, PA

Le Van Mill, Kutztown Road vicinity, Kutztown, Berks County, PA

Significance: Important example of one of the early grist mills in central Pennsylvania. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-116 Survey number: HABS PA-1030 Building/structure dates... More

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, A...

Significance: The Granite Mill, built shortly after the completion of the original canal, is the oldest industrial building in Augusta. The later Enterprise Manufacturing Company was the first large-scale mill... More

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, A...

Significance: The Granite Mill, built shortly after the completion of the original canal, is the oldest industrial building in Augusta. The later Enterprise Manufacturing Company was the first large-scale mill... More

Sarah Furnace, Grist Mill, Sproul, Blair County, PA

Sarah Furnace, Grist Mill, Sproul, Blair County, PA

Significance: One of only two water powered grist mills which survive in Blair County and which were operated in conjunction with the region's numerous iron plantations. The Grist Mill retains its nineteenth c... More

Sarah Furnace, Grist Mill, Sproul, Blair County, PA

Sarah Furnace, Grist Mill, Sproul, Blair County, PA

Significance: One of only two water powered grist mills which survive in Blair County and which were operated in conjunction with the region's numerous iron plantations. The Grist Mill retains its nineteenth c... More

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suffolk County, NY

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suf...

Significance: The Windmill at Water Mill is one of 11 extant late 18th and early 19th century wind-driven gristmills on eastern Long Island; it served the milling needs of local farmers when eastern Long Island... More

Bon Homme Mill, Gavins Point Reservoir Vicinity, Tabor, Bon Homme County, SD

Bon Homme Mill, Gavins Point Reservoir Vicinity, Tabor, Bon Homme Coun...

Significance: The Bon Homme Mill was erected in 1875 by the Hutterian Brethern, a communal religious sect that immigrated to this area from Russia the year prior. Bon Homme was the first of a number of colonie... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jef...

Significance: An example of an early 18th century grist mill which continued to meet local and regional needs into the 20th century. Modifications of its machinery kept pace with innovations in milling technol... More

San Jose Grist Mill, Southwest of San Jose Drive, east of Espada Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

San Jose Grist Mill, Southwest of San Jose Drive, east of Espada Road,...

Survey number: HAER TX-2 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Jose Grist Mill, Southwest of San Jose Drive, east of Espada Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

San Jose Grist Mill, Southwest of San Jose Drive, east of Espada Road,...

Survey number: HAER TX-2 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Ediso...

Significance: The Sperry Corn Elevator Complex is a reminder of the great Sperry milling enterprises. Not constructed until 1920, the elevator played a distinct role in the Sperry operations and, more importan... More

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Ediso...

Significance: The Sperry Corn Elevator Complex is a reminder of the great Sperry milling enterprises. Not constructed until 1920, the elevator played a distinct role in the Sperry operations and, more importan... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscog...

Significance: Grist milling has been continuous at the site since the City Mills were established in 1828. Some of the newer buildings house offices, equipment, and warehouses used in the production of feed. ... More

Doe Run Hotel, U.S. Route 60, Brandenburg, Meade County, KY

Doe Run Hotel, U.S. Route 60, Brandenburg, Meade County, KY

Survey number: HABS KY-25 Building/structure dates: 1784 Initial Construction

Doe Run Hotel, U.S. Route 60, Brandenburg, Meade County, KY

Doe Run Hotel, U.S. Route 60, Brandenburg, Meade County, KY

Survey number: HABS KY-25 Building/structure dates: 1784 Initial Construction

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Easton Roller Mill, West Run Road, Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV

Significance: Conversion to roller mill production in 1890 allowed this rural mill to meet the demand for the new, whiter, "patent" flour. An interesting case to technological change in response to social forc... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1450 Greene Street, Augusta Canal, A...

Significance: The Granite Mill, built shortly after the completion of the original canal, is the oldest industrial building in Augusta. The later Enterprise Manufacturing Company was the first large-scale mill... More

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1, FN-3 Survey number: HABS RI-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1856 Subsequent Work

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1, FN-3 Survey number: HABS RI-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1856 Subsequent Work

Rocky Boy's Agency Flour Mill, Rocky Boy, Hill County, MT

Rocky Boy's Agency Flour Mill, Rocky Boy, Hill County, MT

Significance: It is significant as the only surviving building on the reservation representing the Federal Government's first substantial effort to move the Rocky Boy's Indians toward greater self-sufficiency. ... More

Rocky Boy's Agency Flour Mill, Rocky Boy, Hill County, MT

Rocky Boy's Agency Flour Mill, Rocky Boy, Hill County, MT

Significance: It is significant as the only surviving building on the reservation representing the Federal Government's first substantial effort to move the Rocky Boy's Indians toward greater self-sufficiency. ... More

Mingus Flour Mill, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Mingus Flour Mill, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Survey number: HAER TN-13 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 16000808

Mingus Flour Mill, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Mingus Flour Mill, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Survey number: HAER TN-13 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 16000808

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suffolk County, NY

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suf...

Significance: The Windmill at Water Mill is one of 11 extant late 18th and early 19th century wind-driven gristmills on eastern Long Island; it served the milling needs of local farmers when eastern Long Island... More

Bon Homme Mill, Gavins Point Reservoir Vicinity, Tabor, Bon Homme County, SD

Bon Homme Mill, Gavins Point Reservoir Vicinity, Tabor, Bon Homme Coun...

Significance: The Bon Homme Mill was erected in 1875 by the Hutterian Brethern, a communal religious sect that immigrated to this area from Russia the year prior. Bon Homme was the first of a number of colonie... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, Franklinville, Huntingdon County, PA

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion,...

Survey number: HAER PA-243-A Building/structure dates: 1808 Initial Construction

El Molino Viejo, 1120 Old Mill Road, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA

El Molino Viejo, 1120 Old Mill Road, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9, FN-10 Survey number: HABS CA-34 Building/structure dates: ca. 1812 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1925 Subsequent Work Na... More

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jef...

Significance: An example of an early 18th century grist mill which continued to meet local and regional needs into the 20th century. Modifications of its machinery kept pace with innovations in milling technol... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscog...

Significance: Grist milling has been continuous at the site since the City Mills were established in 1828. Some of the newer buildings house offices, equipment, and warehouses used in the production of feed. ... More

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscog...

Significance: Grist milling has been continuous at the site since the City Mills were established in 1828. Some of the newer buildings house offices, equipment, and warehouses used in the production of feed. ... More

Luckenbach Flour Mill, 250 feet east of Monocacy Creek, 250 feet west of Main Street, 700 feet south of Broad Street, north side of Ohio Road, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Luckenbach Flour Mill, 250 feet east of Monocacy Creek, 250 feet west ...

Significance: Located on the foundation of a 1751 Moravian grist mill, the Luckenbach Flour Mill represents the evolution of milling technology in the last half of the 19th century. Roller milling machinery wa... More

Mount Pleasant Grist Mill, Warwick Furnace & County Park Roads, Saint Peters, Chester County, PA

Mount Pleasant Grist Mill, Warwick Furnace & County Park Roads, Saint ...

Significance: Christopher Knauer had his Mount Pleasant Grist Mill built along the South Branch of French Creek ca. 1805 as a replacement to an earlier mill built by Henry Hockley in the 1730s. Knauer's impress... More

Seeley-Davis Mill, Davis Mill Road, Greenwich, Cumberland County, NJ

Seeley-Davis Mill, Davis Mill Road, Greenwich, Cumberland County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HABS NJ-220-A Building/structure dates: 1792 Initial Construction

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Burnt Cabins Gristmill, Spanning South branch of Little Aughwick Creek, East of State Route 1010 , Burnt Cabins, Fulton County, PA

Burnt Cabins Gristmill, Spanning South branch of Little Aughwick Creek...

Significance: This mill is the best preserved mid-nineteenth century grist mill in Fulton County. It is still in operation and is typical of small-scale grain processing from the nineteenth century. Survey nu... More

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1, FN-3 Survey number: HABS RI-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1856 Subsequent Work

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suffolk County, NY

Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suf...

Significance: The Windmill at Water Mill is one of 11 extant late 18th and early 19th century wind-driven gristmills on eastern Long Island; it served the milling needs of local farmers when eastern Long Island... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, Franklinville, Huntingdon County, PA

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion,...

Survey number: HAER PA-243-A Building/structure dates: 1808 Initial Construction

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jef...

Significance: An example of an early 18th century grist mill which continued to meet local and regional needs into the 20th century. Modifications of its machinery kept pace with innovations in milling technol... More

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV

Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jef...

Significance: An example of an early 18th century grist mill which continued to meet local and regional needs into the 20th century. Modifications of its machinery kept pace with innovations in milling technol... More

Wainscott Windmill, Village of Wainscott, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY

Wainscott Windmill, Village of Wainscott, East Hampton, Suffolk County...

Significance: The Wainscott Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of three surviving windmills with a fantail. Survey number: HAER... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Crown Roller Mill, 105 Fifth Avenue, South, West Side Milling District...

Significance: The Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District." Begun in 1879 and completed in 188... More

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Ediso...

Significance: The Sperry Corn Elevator Complex is a reminder of the great Sperry milling enterprises. Not constructed until 1920, the elevator played a distinct role in the Sperry operations and, more importan... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Fisher-Fallgatter Mill, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI

Significance: The Fisher-Fallgatter Mill stands as one of the few surviving flour mills in Wisconsin. Less than a century ago, hundreds of flour and gristmills were scattered across the state as settlers found ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Bunker Hill Mill, County Route 26, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV

Significance: One of the first and only surviving Mill Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia) grist mill. The mill is equipped with tandem steel overshot water wheels. The arrangement and variety of operable ... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Womack's Mill, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Significance: Womack's Mill, constructed in 1909, is the only flour mill still standing in Caswell County. The mill dam was constructed in 1826 and is intact. The mill was designed for one run of stones and f... More

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

City Mills Company, Eighteenth Street & First Avenue, Columbus, Muscog...

Significance: Grist milling has been continuous at the site since the City Mills were established in 1828. Some of the newer buildings house offices, equipment, and warehouses used in the production of feed. ... More

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