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 | |
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| Nearest city | Union Bridge, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′0″N 77°09′32″W / 39.53333°N 77.15889°W |
| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| Built by | Wolfe, Joseph |
| Architectural style | Warren pony truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000338[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1997 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kenneth M. Short (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: McKinstry's Mills Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links edit
- McKinstry's Mills Historic District, Carroll County, including 2006 photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the McKinstry's Mills Historic District, Carroll County, at Maryland Historical Trust
