Peirce Mill - District of Columbia Maryland

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Peirce Mill
Mill No: Wash.D.C.-01-01-PeirceMill

Official Mill Website:
www.peircemill-friends.org/

State -	Maryland
County -	District of Columbia
Township -	n/a
Year -	1820
Water Source -	Rock Creek.

Pictures by: Jim Miller 09/1980 - The mill is a 35'X45' 3.5 story mill owned, restored and in operation? by the National Park Service. There is an outside overshot water wheel on the east side of the mill that is supplied with water by Rock Creek. This last survivor of eight mills that once operated along Rock Creek was built in 1820 by Isaac Peirce, a member of a group of former Quakers that emigrated from Chester Co., Pa. The estate once covered almost 2,000 acres and consisted of many more structures. The mill operated up to 1897, when much of the wooden gearing, wheel, shafts,etc just wore out.

Picture: Jim Miller 09/1980 The mill is a 35'X45' 3.5 story mill owned, restored and in operation? by the National Park Service. There is an outside overshot water wheel on the east side of the mill that is supplied with water by Rock Creek. This last survivor of eight mills that once operated along Rock Creek was built in 1820 by Isaac Peirce, a member of a group of former Quakers that emigrated from Chester Co., Pa. The estate once covered almost 2,000 acres and consisted of many more structures. The mill operated up to 1897, when much of the wooden gearing, wheel, shafts,etc just wore out.

Pictures by: Jim Miller 09/1980 - The mill was stripped of equipment and, between 1904 and 1935, was leased out as a tea room business. In 1935, the mill was restored as part of a WPA project using parts from mills in Pa. and Md. Flour was again milled through the 1940's to provide flour and meal to the many cafeterias in the D.C. area. Repairs in the 60's and 70's enabled the mill to continue operating until 1993, when the wooden shaft of the wooden water wheel failed. The mill closed for repairs in late 2002 and 2003 and may still be closed. This latest retoration will make it an operating water-powered 19th century mill once again for visitors to experience. Check the official web site located at the top of this page for details.

Picture: Jim Miller 09/1980 The mill was stripped of equipment and, between 1904 and 1935, was leased out as a tea room business. In 1935, the mill was restored as part of a WPA project using parts from mills in Pa. and Md. Flour was again milled through the 1940's to provide flour and meal to the many cafeterias in the D.C. area. Repairs in the 60's and 70's enabled the mill to continue operating until 1993, when the wooden shaft of the wooden water wheel failed. The mill closed for repairs in late 2002 and 2003 and may still be closed. This latest retoration will make it an operating water-powered 19th century mill once again for visitors to experience. Check the official web site located at the top of this page for details.

Directions: From Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., go NW on Connecticut Ave. to Rock Creek Parkway. Take the Parkway north bearing left on Beach Drive NW. Follow to Tilen St.NW. Turn left, cross Rock Creek, and the mill is on the right with parking available on the left.

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