Saddle Rock Grist Mill
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Saddle Rock Grist Mill is a historic grist mill building located in Saddle Rock
, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York
. It is a -story gambrel-roofed structure. Adjacent is a stream-fed millpond that is supplemented by tidal water impounded by the dam. It dates to the 18th century and is the only extant, operating tidal grist mill on Long Island
. The building underwent restoration in the 1950s and is operated as a local history museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Saddle Rock, New York
Saddle Rock is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 830 at the 2010 census.The Village of Saddle Rock is in the Town of North Hempstead...
, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
. It is a -story gambrel-roofed structure. Adjacent is a stream-fed millpond that is supplemented by tidal water impounded by the dam. It dates to the 18th century and is the only extant, operating tidal grist mill on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. The building underwent restoration in the 1950s and is operated as a local history museum.
It was added to 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 1978.