Yoder Mill, also known as Renninger Mill, is a historic

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located in Pike Township,

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. The mill was built in 1796, and is a -story, frame building measuring 41 feet by 50 feet. It sits on a stone basement. It was rebuilt in 1885 after a fire. Also on the property is a contributing -story,

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ed stone miller's house (c. 1885) the headrace and millpond. The merchant mill ceased operation in the 1940s. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1990.

Gallery

Yoder Mill 02.JPG, Mill, south side Yoder Miller's House 02.JPG, Miller's House

References

Industrial buildings completed in 1796 Houses completed in 1885 Grinding mills in Berks County, Pennsylvania Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses in Berks County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania 1796 establishments in Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-NRHP-stub