National Register of Historic Places
Kuster Mill
Collegeville vicinity, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- March 24, 1971
- Type
- Building
- Address
- On Skippack Creek at Mill Rd. and Water St. Rd., Collegeville vicinity
- County
- Montgomery
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1700 to 1799
- Contributing resources
- 3 buildings, 1 structure
- Coordinates
- 40.18825, -75.40889
- Reference number
- 71000711
Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
The story
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Kuster Mill is a building on Skippack Creek at Mill Rd. and Water St. Rd., near Collegeville in Montgomery County. It took its present form in stages, with construction dated to 1702, 1767 and 1936.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 1971 under criteria A and B, with national-level significance in industry, commerce, agriculture and European ethnic heritage.
Physical character
The walls are stone, with four windows across the facade, corner fireplaces and a central chimney. The nomination describes the roof as gambrel or hipped, and the mill races are stone lined. The original fulling mill burned in 1936, and an addition of that year replaced it.
Historical context
Mathias VanBibber sold the property to John Krey in 1702, and Hermanus Custer bought it in 1717. The property was used for industry and agriculture, and at the time of its listing it was a private residence. The nomination ties the property to the Krefeld region.