The Yoder Mill, also known as the Renninger Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Yoder Mill | |
Location | Yoder Rd. at Oysterville Cr., Pike Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°23′48″N 75°43′14″W / 40.39667°N 75.72056°W |
Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
Built | 1796, c. 1885 |
Architectural style | Gristmill |
MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001636[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1796, this mill is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building, which measures forty-one feet by fifty feet and sits on a stone basement. It was rebuilt in 1885 after a fire.
Also located on the property is a contributing, 2+1⁄2-story, stuccoed, stone miller's house (c. 1885), the headrace and a millpond. The merchant mill ceased operation during the 1940s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery
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Mill, south side
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Miller's House
References
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- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Yoder Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.