Newlin Mill Complex

Newlin Mill Complex
North side of the mill building
Newlin Mill Complex is located in Pennsylvania
Newlin Mill Complex
Newlin Mill Complex is located in the United States
Newlin Mill Complex
LocationU.S. 1 and Cheyney Road, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′25″N 75°30′22″W / 39.89028°N 75.50611°W / 39.89028; -75.50611
Built1704
NRHP reference No.83002240[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1983
Designated PHMCMay 05, 1959[2]

The Newlin Mill Complex, also referred to as The Newlin Grist Mill, is a water-powered gristmill on the west branch of Chester Creek near Concordville, Pennsylvania built in 1704 by Nathaniel and Mary Newlin and operated commercially until 1941. During its three centuries of operation, the mill has been known as the Lower Mill, the Markham Mill, the Seventeen-O-Four Mill and the Concord Flour Mill.[3] In 1958 the mill property was bought by E. Mortimer Newlin, restored and given to the Nicholas Newlin Foundation to use as a historical park.[4] Water power is still used to grind corn meal which is sold on site. The park includes five historical buildings, which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and 150 acres (61 ha) of natural woodland.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Colonial Gristmill - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Sellers, p. 21.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference grist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 13, 2009.