Waterloo Mills Historic District Explained

Waterloo Mills Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:815, 840, 855 and 860 Waterloo Rd., Easttown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0236°N -75.4178°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Waterloo Mills Historic District
Architecture:Colonial
Added:July 21, 1995
Refnum:95000889

The Waterloo Mills Historic District, also known as Cabbage Town, is a national historic district that is located in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

History and architectural features

This district encompasses eleven contributing buildings, one contributing site, and three contributing structures that are located in the crossroads village of Waterloo Mills. Most date to the nineteenth century and were primarily built using rubble fieldstone. They include the Davis/Gallagher farmhouse (c. 1800), the Waterloo Mill (1796-1798), the wheelwright/blacksmith shop (1891), three residences (1804, c. 1820, and c. 1830), a dairy barn (c. 1890), and several outbuildings. The district properties are owned by a single owner, who placed most of the land under protective easement in 1993.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H102401_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Waterloo Mills Historic District]. 2012-11-05. Robert J. Wise, Jr.. PDF. April 1995.