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Weidner Mill

Weidner Mill
WEIDNER MILL, AMITY TWP, BERKS COUNTY.jpg
Weidner Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Weidner Mill
Weidner Mill is located in the US
Weidner Mill
Location Blacksmith Road at Manatawny Creek, Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°18′18″N 75°43′37″W / 40.30500°N 75.72694°W / 40.30500; -75.72694Coordinates: 40°18′18″N 75°43′37″W / 40.30500°N 75.72694°W / 40.30500; -75.72694
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1855
Architectural style Other, Gristmill
MPS Gristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001634
Added to NRHP November 8, 1990

Weidner Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Manatawny Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of the 2 12-story stone-and-brick banked mill (1855); 2 12-story, stucco-over-stone farmhouse (c. 1840); 1 12-story, stucco-over-stone, combined smokehouse and spring house (c. 1820); 2 12-story, stucco-over-stone tenant house (c. 1820); stucco-over-stone bank barn (c. 1850); and the millrace and dam. The mill ceased operation in the 1940s. The mill was built as part of a working farm.

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

House across from the mill

Millrace and dam



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