The John Knauer House and Mill, also known as the Knauer Mill, is an historic American grist mill complex that is located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The site is situated in the

Hopewell Big Woods The Hopewell Big Woods is the largest contiguous forest in southeastern Pennsylvania. Spanning northern Chester County and southern Berks County, the region is approximately 73,000 acres or 114 square miles. Most of the forest is located in the S ...

. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

History and architectural features

The complex was built roughly between 1785 and 1790, and includes the stone mill, -story stone miller's house, a stone and frame barn, and a small stone house. The miller's house is five bays by two bays, and was designed in the Georgian style. The mill remained in operation into the 1940s. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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