John Wood Old Mill

John Wood Old Mill
John Wood Old Mill, June 2013
Location E of Merrillville on IN 330, Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates 41°28′35″N 87°13′18″W / 41.47639°N 87.22167°W / 41.47639; -87.22167Coordinates: 41°28′35″N 87°13′18″W / 41.47639°N 87.22167°W / 41.47639; -87.22167
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)-1838
NRHP reference # 75000026[1]
Added to NRHP October 10, 1975

John Wood Old Mill, also known as Wood's Mill and John Wood Mill, is a historic sawmill and grist mill located at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1837-1838, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular brick building. It has a gambrel roof with overhanging eaves. The mill operated into the 1930s.[2]:2–3 The mill was restored by the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department in 1976.[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Edgar Fetterer (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wood Old Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. .
  3. ↑ Wood's Historic Grist Mill brochure


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