Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill

Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill
Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill, October 2012
Location West of Fullerton on Mickley Road, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′31″N 75°29′29″W / 40.62528°N 75.49139°W / 40.62528; -75.49139Coordinates: 40°37′31″N 75°29′29″W / 40.62528°N 75.49139°W / 40.62528; -75.49139
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1807
NRHP Reference # 77001174[1]
Added to NRHP October 14, 1977

Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill is a historic grist mill located at Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania along Jordan Creek. It was built in 1807, and is a three-story, fieldstone mill and measures approximately 30 feet wide and 58 feet deep. It has a slate roof. The Township of Whitehall acquired the property by eminent domain in 1963.[2] The building is owned and operated by the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, who began restoring it in 1984.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert W. Zimmerman (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05. and Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (July–September 1997). "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Historic Structure Report, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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