Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill Explained

St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill
Location:	Southwest of Latrobe off U.S. Route 30, Unity Township, Pennsylvania
Built:	1854, 1883
Builder:	Benedictine Monks
Added:	January 18, 1978
Refnum:	78002486

St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill, also known as The Gristmill, is a historic grist mill located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1854, and is a four-story, frame structure measuring . A NaNfeet addition was built in 1883. The mill operated by steam and remains in use. It was built as part of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the first Benedictine Monastery in the United States, which opened in 1846.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

External links

• Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill website

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . June 10, 2012 . July 21, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp . live . Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001137_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill ]. June 10, 2012 . Bro. Derrick Jeffcoat and Susan M. Zacher . PDF . January 1977.