Weidner Mill facts for kids
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Weidner Mill
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| Location | Blacksmith Road at Manatawny Creek, Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001634 |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Weidner Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Manatawny Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of the 2+1⁄2-story stone-and-brick banked mill (1855); 2+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone farmhouse (c. 1840); 1+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone, combined smokehouse and spring house (c. 1820); 2+1⁄2-story, stucco-over-stone tenant house (c. 1820); stucco-over-stone bank barn (c. 1850); and the millrace and dam. The mill ceased operation in the 1940s. The mill was built as part of a working farm.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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House across from the mill
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Millrace and dam
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