| Spring Mill Complex | |
| Location: | Southwest of Devault at the junction of Moores Road and Pennsylvania Route 401, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40.0525°N -75.5647°W |
| Built: | 1793 |
| Added: | December 14, 1978 |
| Refnum: | 78002370 |
The Spring Mill Complex, also known as the Gunkle Spring Mill, is a historic American gristmill complex constructed in 1793. The complex is located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
This mill was built in 1793 by Michael and Chatharina Gunkle. It is a -story, banked stone structure with a gable roof. Also located on the property are a contributing -story, stuccoed stone miller's house, a one-story stone spring house, a one-story stone smokehouse, and a one-story stone carriage house.
Gunkle was a German immigrant from Philadelphia who purchased in 1792 in East Whiteland, where he constructed and operated the gristmill, along with a saw mill and a fulling mill.[1]
By 1872 the mill processed of flour, feed, corn, and oats yearly. At the peak of its productivity, the mill ran 18 hours a day.[2] The mill remained in continuous operation into the 1940s.[3]
The Gunkle Spring Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978. It is owned and maintained by the East Whiteland Township Historical Commission.