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Wertz Mill

Coordinates: 40°19′41″N 76°4′47″W / 40.32806°N 76.07972°W / 40.32806; -76.07972
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Wertz Mill
Wertz Mill, April 2011
Wertz Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Wertz Mill
Wertz Mill is located in the United States
Wertz Mill
Location60 Werner St., Wernersville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′41″N 76°4′47″W / 40.32806°N 76.07972°W / 40.32806; -76.07972
Arealess than one acre
Built1892
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001635[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

Wertz Mill is a historic grist mill located in Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1892, and is a three-story, brick building with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. It measures 60 feet by 58 feet, 3 inches, and features a cupola atop the roof. It has a two-story, brick extension built in the 1930s. The mill remained in operation until 1969.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wertz Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.