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Strode's Mill, also known as Etter's Mill, is an historic, American
grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...
that is located in East Bradford Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially referred to as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in ...
. Located in the Strode's Mill Historic District, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1971.


History and architectural features

Built in 1721, this historic building is a three-and-one-half-story, banked,
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structure. It measures approximately thirty feet by fifty-eight feet and houses a private residence. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1971. It is located in the Strode's Mill Historic District.


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Strode's Grist Mill, Lenape & Birmingham Roads (East Bradford Township), Sconnelltown, Chester County, PA
2 photos, 5 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings completed in 1721 Grinding mills in Chester County, Pennsylvania Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1721 establishments in Pennsylvania