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Hulshizer Mill / Bannister Mill
Mill No:
NJ-21-14-02-GreenwichChurchRd.Mill
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Warren Co. |
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Greenwich Twp. |
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Pohatcong Creek. |
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Picture: Jim Miller 10/1992
This magnificent 40'X 60'mill constructed of fieldstone/red sandstone,is situated in a pleasant grove of trees along the Pohatcong Creek. The mill is on South Main St. north of NJ 173.
Picture: Jim Miller 10/1992
The 2.5 story former mill structure, a long-a-go hub of the area, has been converted into a private family dwelling. The residents of the mill truly live "down by the old mill stream".
The mill was built pre-Revolutionary War period, as it was used greatly during this time for flour to supply America's freedomfighters. Harry Bannister and his first wife, actress Ann Harding, converted the mill into a theater and home in the late 1930's and early 1940's. Many screen stars of the time period were invited to private screenings at Bannister's outdoor theater.
One such screening was advertised: HARVEST and THE DESERT RAT staring Frank Farnum. No admission charge, popular prices for food and drink, table service: 25 cents/person, free parking. The mill/home was owned by Ben Romano in 1985. *information gleaned from a book on Greenwich Twp. history published by the Greenwich Township Historical Society*
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Turn right off Pa 173 onto S. Main St./Bloomsbury-Stewartsville Rd./Cr 637 0.75 miles west of Bloomsbury, N.J. Go 1.5 miles north on S. Main St., about 0.3 miles past the I-78 underpass and Pohatcong Cr. bridge to the mill on right at a sweeping left-hand corner/upgrade. |
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