{"nrhp_refnum":"75001440","name":"Phoenix Mills","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Steuben on Mill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Steuben","county":"Huron County","state":"OH","lat":41.098783909000076,"lon":-82.66446681699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-a-half story sandstone gristmill, 36 by 44 feet, on Mill Road west of Route 61 near Steuben, Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio. It was built in 1856 by Barnett Roe of Steuben.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the mill has unusual construction features and is the only remaining mill structure in Huron County. Its stone walls, corbels, brackets and original stone roof reflect an effort to make the building fireproof. It is also seen as a monument to its individual builder, Barnett Roe.","narrative":"Phoenix Mills is a sandstone gristmill near Steuben in Huron County, Ohio, built in 1856. It rises three and a half stories, including the basement, and measures 36 by 44 feet, with walls about two and a half feet thick at the base. A five-by-two-foot name stone over the main entrance and loading platform bears the mill's name and date. Stone corbels and brackets support the eaves. The original roof was made of stone slabs laid like shingles, and it was replaced with asphalt sometime between 1940 and 1950. Barnett Roe built the present mill after an earlier frame mill, put up by Ezra Smith in 1835, burned; the new name refers to the mythical bird rising from ashes. Using stone throughout appears to have been a deliberate fireproofing choice. Power came first from an overshot water wheel, then a turbine, then a gasoline engine after 1900. It is the only remaining mill structure in Huron County, and it is described as vacant and in fair condition.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1856)","architect_builder":"Barnett Roe of Steuben (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant, in fair condition and altered; the original stone roof was replaced with asphalt between 1940 and 1950, and the west frame addition and millrace are gone.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.421975-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001440.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989425","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/huron-county/phoenix-mills-75001440/"}