The Mill at Anselma | |
Location | 1730 Conestoga Road, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°4′53″N 75°38′40″W / 40.08139°N 75.64444°W |
Built | 1747 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001616 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973[2] |
Designated NHL | April 5, 2005[3] |
Designated PHMC | October 13, 2007[1] |
The Mill at Anselma (a.k.a. Lightfoot Mill) is an archetypal small, 18th-century custom grain mill in Anselma, outside Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. It is probably the only surviving one in the United States with an intact colonial-era power transmission system. A custom grain mill typically ground cornmeal and flour only for local farmers, not for commercial distribution.[3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005.[3]