Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex explained

Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Location:928 Main Street, Stillwater, New Jersey
Built:1764, 1796–1797, 1844
Added:December 10, 2009
Refnum:09000653
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:June 3, 2009
Designated Other1 Number:4899[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex is located at 928 Main Street in the village of Stillwater in Stillwater Township of Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The historic grist mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2009, for its significance in industry. The listing also includes the Miller's House, built around 1800.[2]

In the early 1740s, Casper Shafer (1712–1784) built a dam across the Paulins Kill to provide power for a wooden grist mill near this site. In 1764, he replaced it with a stone grist mill at this site. It was later rebuilt by his son, Abraham Shafer, from 1796 to 1797. After a fire in 1840, it was rebuilt by 1844. The mill features a Leffel water turbine installed in 1893.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 7 . March 25, 2024 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=09000653}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex ]. National Park Service. Thomas E. . Jones . September 2008 . With