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Roger Hunt Mill | |
 Roger Hunt Mill, HABS Photo, 1958 | |
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| Location | Race Street, Downingtown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′29″N 75°42′41″W / 40.00806°N 75.71139°W |
| Area | 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1740, 1759, c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003457[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1980 |
The Roger Hunt Mill is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]The mill was built in 1759, and is a two-story, stone structure with a gambrel roof that measures 30 feet 6 inches (9.30 m) by 48 feet (15 m). It has a one-story frame addition. The main house was built circa 1740 and is a two-story, five-bay, stone structure with Georgian design details. The house has a 2+1⁄2-story, stone extension that was built circa 1850.
Other contributing buildings are the two-story, Queen Anne-style carriage house, a 2+1⁄2-story, Greek Revival-style tenant house (c. 1850), and a 1+1⁄2-story stone miller's house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Davidson, Jane L. S. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roger Hunt Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-14.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-170, "Hunt–Pollock Mill, Race Street, Downingtown, Chester County, PA", 2 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
