Pleasant Valley Roller Mill, Gruber Road, Bernville, Berks County, PA
Summary
Significance: This handsome masonry building, minus its 1946 frame addition, is highly typical of canal-related mils in the region. Although it clearly reflects its proximity to the Union Canal, it occupied the site long before the Union finally opened in 1827.
Survey number: HAER PA-59
Building/structure dates: ca. 1741 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1839 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1978 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
White Rose Brand Flour
Bingham, James
Hiester, Gabriel
Kerscher, William
Reber, John
Miller, Jonathan B
Richardson, Frank S
Fry, Edward
Bechtel, Edwin
Weidenhamer, Gordon J
United States Army Corp of Engineers, photographer
Guss, Brian H, historian
Hawley, Monica E, historian
Location
Bernville (Pa.), 40.43343, -76.11216
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html