{"nrhp_refnum":"88003045","name":"Hunter's Mill Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Forgedale Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Herreford Twnshp.","county":"Berks County","state":"PA","lat":40.427585471500066,"lon":-75.62095222500008,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural milling complex in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on a rise above the west branch of the Perkiomen Creek. It comprises a late eighteenth century stone mansion with Federal detailing, a late eighteenth century rubble stone grist mill, a mid-nineteenth century stone and frame bank barn, two stone summer-kitchens and a stone-walled garden.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mansion is an important example of the large Georgian-plan stone houses built by local ironmasters, with unusually rich Federal woodwork and detailing. The grist mill is presented as the only eighteenth century mill in the area to retain its original configuration and construction. The complex is also tied to Peter Richard, an ironmaster whose career is said to have peaked during his years at the property.","narrative":"Hunter's Mill Complex is a group of late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century stone buildings above the west branch of the Perkiomen Creek in Hereford Township, Berks County. The mansion, completed in 1794 for ironmaster Peter Richard, is a two and one-half story stone house with a Georgian plan and Federal detailing, including a pedimented frontispiece, carved garlands over the entrance and a modillioned cornice. The adjoining rubble stone grist mill dates from the late 1700s and was built to serve Richard's iron workers and local farmers. Its interior still holds grinding machinery and inscriptions, including the name of an early owner. Richard's career in iron-making is central to the complex's importance, and the mill is regarded as an example of local eighteenth century milling construction. Its preservation is considered rare for the region, and the property as a whole shows how a milling center also functioned as a farm and residence.","period_of_significance":"1792-1910","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal; Georgian","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The contributing buildings are described as retaining good to excellent integrity, with the mill's machinery partly removed and some mansion woodwork altered after 1946-1952.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.222767-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88003045.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003045/ad31196ef6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003045/ad31196ef6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HUNTER%27S_MILL_COMPLEX,_HEREFORD_TWP._BERKS_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</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:HUNTER%27S_MILL_COMPLEX,_HEREFORD_TWP._BERKS_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995867","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter%27s_Mill_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5944114"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/berks-county/hunters-mill-complex-88003045/"}