Miller's House at Spring Mill

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


Miller's House at Spring Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Miller's House at Spring Mill, November 2011
40°4′29.784″N 75°17′6.97″W / 40.07494000°N 75.2852694°W / 40.07494000; -75.2852694
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	c. 1770, c. 1820
Architectural style	Colonial, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	89002281^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1990

The Miller's House at Spring Mill is an historic, American building that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located roughly two hundred feet (61 m) from where Spring Mill Creek empties into the Schuylkill River, it is situated approximately a quarter of a mile (402 m) southeast of the Borough of Conshohocken.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic house was built circa 1770, with an addition built sometime around 1820. It has a 2½-story, three-bay, stuccoed, gneiss-stone, main section with a gable roof and a four-bay vernacular-stone addition. This Colonial-era house features vernacular, Georgian-style architectural details. It was built as the residence for the miller/owner of the formerly-adjacent gristmill.

"Spring Mill" was in operation by 1704, and gave its name to the creek and the surrounding area. It stood on the opposite side of North Lane from the house, along Spring Mill Creek. It was destroyed by fire in 1967.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

The current resident is "The Tricycle Café & Bike Shop"., a bicycle and coffee shop.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's House at Spring Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.