The Roger Hunt Mill is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Roger Hunt Mill | |
 Roger Hunt Mill, HABS Photo, 1958 | |
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| Location | Race Street, Downingtown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′29″N 75°42′41″W / 40.00806°N 75.71139°W |
| Area | 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1740, 1759, c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003457[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe mill was built in 1759, and is a two-story, stone structure with a gambrel roof that measures 30 feet 6 inches (9.30 m) by 48 feet (15 m). It has a one-story frame addition. The main house was built circa 1740 and is a two-story, five-bay, stone structure with Georgian design details. The house has a 2 1⁄2-story, stone extension that was built circa 1850.
Other contributing buildings are the two-story, Queen Anne-style carriage house, a 2 1⁄2-story, Greek Revival-style tenant house (c. 1850), and a 1 1⁄2-story stone miller's house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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 Davidson, Jane L. S. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roger Hunt Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-14.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-170, "Hunt–Pollock Mill, Race Street, Downingtown, Chester County, PA", 2 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page