Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House explained

Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House
Location:3729 Old SR 32 West, west of Crawfordsville, Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Coordinates:40.0225°N -86.9842°W
Built:, 1864
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:January 4, 1989
Refnum:88003041

Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House is a historic woolen mill and boarding house located in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. The boarding house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Late Federal style brick building. It has a gable-on-hip roof and two-story porch on the rear side. The mill was built in 1864, and is a -story brick building on a raised basement with Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property are the remains of an 1849 frame mill, an 1867 brick building, dam and mill race. The Yount Mill was contracted by the U.S. Government to manufacture Army uniforms during both the American Civil War and Spanish–American War.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House. 2016-05-01. John E. Hardwick . PDF. January 1988. and Accompanying photographs.