Greenbank Historic Area


Greenbank Historic Area
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
HABS photo of Greenbank Mill
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Location	500 Greenbank Mill Rd., Marshallton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′24″N 75°37′59″W / 39.74000°N 75.63306°W / 39.74000; -75.63306Coordinates: 39°44′24″N 75°37′59″W / 39.74000°N 75.63306°W / 39.74000; -75.63306
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1795 (1795)
NRHP Reference #	73000513, 79003441 (Boundary Increase)^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1973, July 24, 1979 (Boundary Increase)

Greenbank Historic Area is a historic grist mill located at Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes the Greenbank Mill, Robert Philips House, and the W. G. Philips House. The mill was built in 1790 and expanded in 1812. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂ story, frame structure with a stone wing. The mill measures 50 feet (15 m) by 39 feet (12 m). The Robert Philips House was built in 1783, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂ story, five bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof. The front facade features a long verandah. The W. G. Philips House, also known as the mill owner's house, dates to the mid-19th century. It consists of a two-story, three bay front section with a three-story, hipped roof rear section. Oliver Evans, a native of nearby Newport, installed his automatic mill machinery in the 1790 building.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and expanded in 1979 ton include the W. G. Philips House.^[1]

The site is now operated as Greenbank Mill, a living history museum that includes the restored mill, an early 19th century farm barn housing heritage sheep, the miller's house (Philips House), the textile factory and an herb garden.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Rosemary Troy and Graydon Wood (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenbank Historic Area" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying two photos
↑ Rosemary Troy and Graydon Wood (Amended Joan N. Larrivee) (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenbank Historic Area" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying six photos

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greenbank Historic Area.

Greenbank Mill - official site
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-164, "Greenbank Mill, Greenbank Road, Marshallton, New Castle County, DE", 12 photos, 7 data pages, supplemental material

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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