Great Valley Mill Explained

Great Valley Mill
Location:72 North Valley Road, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0661°N -75.4903°W
Built:1859
Added:September 1, 1983
Refnum:83002224
Designated Other1 Name:Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:August 19, 1947[1]
Designated Other1 Link:List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:
  1. ffc94b

The Great Valley Mill, also known as the Old Grist Mill in the Great Valley, is an historic grist mill which is located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History and architectural features

Built in 1859, it is a four-story, rectangular, banked, stuccoed, fieldstone structure with a gable roof. It measures by .[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The current building stands on the site of earlier mills, the first dating from 1710. The mill ground flour until the late 20th century, when the flour business was moved to Berks County.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-05. 2012-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050892_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Great Valley Mill]. 2012-11-05. Anne Haon Cook. PDF. February 1982.
  3. Michelle Karas, "Great Valley Mills store gives customers the best ingredients for great bread ", The Mercury News (Pottstown, Pa.), Feb. 25, 2002.