Bowmansville Roller Mill

Bowmansville Roller Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Jct. of PA 625 and Von Nieda St., Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°WCoordinates: 40°11′24″N 76°00′43″W / 40.19000°N 76.01194°W
Area	14.3 acres (5.8 ha)
Built	1850
Built by	Von Nieda, Henry; Von Nieda, John Adam
NRHP Reference #	89001821[1]
Added to NRHP	January 19, 1990

Bowmansville Roller Mill, also known as the Von Nieda Mill, is a historic roller mill and national historic district located at Bowmansville, Brecknock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses two contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The grist / roller mill was built in 1850, and is a 3 1/2-story, rectangular brownstone building measuring 45 feet by 50 feet, 5 inches. The property includes a two-story, brownstone and frame sawmill, and a headrace and tailrace. The mills closed about 1945.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary Wiley Myers (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bowmansville Roller Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-09.