The Long-Hawerter Mill is an historic, American grist mill that is located on Little Lehigh Creek in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Long-Hawerter Mill
Long-Hawerter Mill, December 2012
Long-Hawerter Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Long-Hawerter Mill
Long-Hawerter Mill is located in the United States
Long-Hawerter Mill
LocationLongsdale Road at Little Lehigh Creek, Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°29′21″N 75°39′50″W / 40.48917°N 75.66389°W / 40.48917; -75.66389
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1800
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001623[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History and architectural features

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The mill was built circa 1800, and is a 1+12-story, banked, stone building measuring thirty-six feet, five inches wide by twenty-six feet, one-inch deep, with a slate roof. Attached to it is a one-story, frame cider mill and one-story, frame maple sugar house. Also located on the property are the watercourses, consisting of the headrace, pond, and dam. The mill operated into the 1950s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Long-Hawerter Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.