{"nrhp_refnum":"75001642","name":"Springdale Mills","other_names":["Shank's Mill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Waynesboro off PA 16 on Amsterdam Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesboro","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.73480065600006,"lon":-77.54847291599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three and one-half story banked brick grist mill on a coursed fieldstone foundation, set beside a dam and millrace near Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1857 by Christian Stouffer, it is known locally as Shank's Mill.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mill is significant as a typical mid-nineteenth century waterpower grist mill in the area, and notes it is one of the few remaining waterpower grist mills still operating in south-central Pennsylvania. It retains original operating parts, including shafting, pulleys and an imported French buhrstone still in use. A small second-floor room used by travellers, with pencil quotes and graffiti left by guests, is also cited as a point of interest.","narrative":"Built in 1857 by Christian Stouffer, this three and one-half story banked brick grist mill rests on a coursed fieldstone foundation beside a dam and millrace near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Its water is delivered to an overshot wheel twenty-four feet in diameter, believed to date from around 1900 to 1910, through a headrace and sluiceway. The building retains original shafting and pulleys, and its buhrstone, imported from France, is still in use. Its owners have changed the name several times, from Springdale Mills to Shockey Mills in 1928 and then to Shank's Mill after Wilmer Shank bought it in 1932. The mill is regarded as a typical mid-nineteenth century waterpower mill in the region and is described as one of the few such grist mills still operating in south-central Pennsylvania. A second-floor room, used by travelling guests, still carries pencil quotes and graffiti left by those who stayed there.","period_of_significance":"1857","architect_builder":"Christian Stouffer (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still grinding flour.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.265291-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001642.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001642/493e1a173e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001642/493e1a173e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SPRINGDALE_MILLS,_WAYNESBORO,_FRANKLIN_COUNTY,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SPRINGDALE_MILLS,_WAYNESBORO,_FRANKLIN_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998590","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springdale_Mills","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7580850"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/springdale-mills-75001642/"}