{"nrhp_refnum":"78002357","name":"Stover-Myers Mill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Pipersville on Dark Hollow Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pipersville","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.43747975200006,"lon":-75.12359259999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Stover-Myers Mill is a two and one-half story stone grist mill on Tohickon Creek in Pipersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with an adjoining vertical-type sawmill. It was built in 1800.","why_significant":"The mill is significant for its long history as a working grist mill, which operated continuously until 1956 under a succession of family owners and lessees. Its milling equipment is largely original, and the adjoining vertical sawmill, which operated until 1918, is a notable feature. The nomination also links the builder, Jacob Stover, to service in General Sullivan's colonial force during the Revolutionary War.","narrative":"Built in 1800 by Jacob Stover along Tohickon Creek in Pipersville, Bucks County, the Stover-Myers Mill is a two and one-half story stone grist mill that draws its power from the creek. It was first powered by water-driven tub wheels and later by water turbines. Christian Myers added a flour gyrator and a steam engine in the 1880s to keep production steady during droughts and freeze-ups. The mill operated continuously until 1956, passing from Stover to his son Samuel, then to Samuel's daughter Eliza and her husband Christian Myers, and later to their descendants and lessees. An adjoining vertical-type sawmill supplied beams, joists and planks to nearby farms and towns until 1918. Its surviving machinery and the mill's long working history explain its importance. The county now owns the mill and plans to operate the grist and sawmill as a living history museum.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Jacob Stover","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Restored by Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation; final exterior restoration in progress; open to the public May through October.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.732241-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002357.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002357/03b752d914-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002357/03b752d914-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"MikeParker at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stover-Myers_Mill.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MikeParker at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stover-Myers_Mill.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997618","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stover-Myers_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7620641"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/stover-myers-mill-78002357/"}