Merkel Mill Complex
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Merkel Mill Complex
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| Location | Junction of Pennsylvania Routes 662 and 143 near Moselem Springs, Richmond Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′02″N 75°51′03″W / 40.50056°N 75.85083°WCoordinates: 40°30′02″N 75°51′03″W / 40.50056°N 75.85083°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Other, Gristmill |
| MPS | Gristmills in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 90001626 |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990 |
Merkel Mill Complex is a historic grist mill complex located in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of the 2 1⁄2-story, stone banked mill with tin roof (1854); 2 1⁄2-story, stone Georgian-style manor house (1767); large stone and frame barn with banked earth ramp (c. 1850); one-story smokehouse with slate roof (c. 1767); 1 1⁄2-story stone summer kitchen (c. 1767); clapboarded frame privy (c. 1939); storage shed (c. 1939); and the millraces, dam, and pond. The mill ceased operation about 1939. 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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