Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Junction of County Roads 505 W and 700 N, northeast of Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 41.7483°N -85.4372°W |
Architect: | McKee, Ray |
Added: | September 14, 1995 |
Refnum: | 95001107 |
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are a small hydroelectric powerhouse (1929), two dams (1929), and the site of the original 1870 grist mill / hydroelectric generating plant. The old mill generated electric power from 1911 to 1929, and in 1930 the new powerhouse began operation.[1]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.