Hanford Mill
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Hanford Mill, also known as Kelso Mill, is a historic grist mill and sawmill
and national historic district
located at East Meredith, New York
in Delaware County, New York
. The district contains nine contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The complex includes both natural and structural facilities. It includes a mill race
from Kortright Creek to the damned up Mill Pond which supplies the waterwheel, a spillway
for the pond's overflow, a section of old New York Central Railroad
track, two railroad bridges crossing Kortright Creek, and a variety of buildings. The main structure is a mill building dating to the 1820s with additions from the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. The four story wood frame structure is approximately 150 feet long and 120 feet high. Also on the property is a one story depot building with grain elevator
and storage facilities. It is now operated as a museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
and national historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at East Meredith, New York
Meredith, New York
Meredith is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census.The Town of Meredith is an interior town in the northeast part of the county.- History :...
in Delaware County, New York
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...
. The district contains nine contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The complex includes both natural and structural facilities. It includes a mill race
Mill race
A mill race, raceway or mill lade is the current or channel of a stream, especially one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy...
from Kortright Creek to the damned up Mill Pond which supplies the waterwheel, a spillway
Spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways release floods so that the water does not overtop and damage or even destroy...
for the pond's overflow, a section of old New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
track, two railroad bridges crossing Kortright Creek, and a variety of buildings. The main structure is a mill building dating to the 1820s with additions from the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. The four story wood frame structure is approximately 150 feet long and 120 feet high. Also on the property is a one story depot building with grain elevator
Grain elevator
A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...
and storage facilities. It is now operated as a museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.