Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill Explained

Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill
Location:	West of Fullerton on Mickley Road, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.6253°N -75.4914°W
Added:	October 14, 1977
Refnum:	77001174

Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill is an historic grist mill which is located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The mill, which was built in 1807, is located along Jordan Creek.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. A boundary increase in 1999 added the Peter Grim House with NRHP reference number 99001288.

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a three-story, fieldstone mill, which is approximately thirty feet wide by fifty-eight feet deep. It has a slate roof.

Whitehall Township acquired the property by eminent domain in 1963.^[1]

The building is owned and operated by the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, which began restoring it in 1984.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. A boundary increase in 1999 added the Peter Grim House with NRHP reference number 99001288.

External links

• Whitehall Historical Preservation Society: Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-03-06. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000755_01H.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill]. 2012-03-05. Robert W. Zimmerman. PDF. n.d.. and Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000755_03S.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Historic Structure Report, Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill]. 2012-03-05. Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc.. PDF. July–September 1997.