Springfield Mill
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Springfield Mill
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| Location | Northwestern Avenue, between Germantown and Stenton Avenues, Erdenheim, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°5′27″N 75°13′51″W / 40.09083°N 75.23083°WCoordinates: 40°5′27″N 75°13′51″W / 40.09083°N 75.23083°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1845, 1854 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001652 |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1976 |
Springfield Mill, also known as the Piper-Streeper Mill, is a historic gristmill located along the Wissahickon Creek in Erdenheim, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is a building on the Bloomfield Farm tract, now part of Morris Arboretum.
Springfield Mill is open to the public once a month for grinding demonstrations.
The mill was built in 1854, and is a 3 1⁄2-story, stone-and-frame mill building measuring 35 feet, 3 inches, by 40 feet, 8 inches. The mill was built on the foundations of an earlier mill built in 1761. Also on the property is the miller's house; a 2 1⁄2-story, four-bay building built about 1845 in the Greek Revival style.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Miller's House.
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