Sunrise Mill

Sunrise Mill
Sunrise Mill.
Nearest city 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Schwenksville on Neiffer Road, Upper Frederick Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′24″N 75°31′13″W / 40.27333°N 75.52028°W / 40.27333; -75.52028Coordinates: 40°16′24″N 75°31′13″W / 40.27333°N 75.52028°W / 40.27333; -75.52028
Area 8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built 1795, c. 1835
Architectural style Other, Swiss bank barn
NRHP reference # 77001177[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1977

Sunrise Mill is a historic grist mill complex located near Schwenksville, at Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The complex includes the Federal period grist mill (1819) with an attached sawmill, farmhouse (c. 1835), and Swiss bank barn (1795). The property includes the mill dam and pond and a stone arch bridge dating to about 1850. The property was owned by Dr. Chevalier Jackson (1865-1958).[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

The buildings are now owned by the county and are not currently open to the public.

References

  1. 1 2 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 Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunrise Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-16.


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