Haines Mill Explained

Haines Mill
Location:Walnut St. and Main Blvd., South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates:40.585°N -75.5322°W
Built:c. 1840, 1908
Added:September 11, 1981
Refnum:81000548

Haines Mill, also known as the Haines Mill Museum, is an historic grist mill located in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Built sometime around 1840, it is a four-story, stone building with a slate covered gambrel roof, and is three bays by three bays, by .

History and architectural features

The interior of this mill was rebuilt after a fire in 1908. A three-story brick addition was built in 1930, with a lean-to roof. A cupola sits atop the main roof. Haines Mill remained in full operation until 1957.

Haines Mill is operated as a partnership between Lehigh County, which owns and maintains the site, and the Lehigh County Historical Society, which provides public tours of it.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-03-10. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000756_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Haines Mill]. 2012-03-10. Mahlon H. Hellerich. PDF. n.d..