Dawlis Mill–Spring Mills Historic District

Dawlis Mill–Spring Mills Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Proprietor's Residence at Dawlis Mill
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Location	525 and 530 NJ 31, East Amwell Township and West Amwell Township
Area	134 acres (54 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	04001192[1]
NJRHP No.	4230[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 27, 2004
Designated NJRHP	August 24, 1997

The Dawlis Mill–Spring Mills Historic District is a 134-acre (54 ha) historic district located at 525 and 530 NJ 31 in the townships of East Amwell and West Amwell in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 2004, for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, and settlement.[1] The district includes six contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and one contributing object. The hamlet built around the Dawlis Mill was known as Spring Mills until around 1900.[3]

History and description

The ruins of a grist mill built in 1736 by William Dawlis contributes to the district. It was located on a small stream named the Clearwater Rill. The mill was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937.[4] It collapsed sometime before 1976.[3] The two-story stone Proprietor's Residence was built around 1830 by Nathan Price. It features Federal architecture.[3]

Frame Grist Mill, HABS photo from 1937

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#04001192)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 6. listed as Dawlis Mill / Spring Mills Historic District
3. Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dawlis Mill–Spring Mills Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 27 photos from 2002
4. "Frame Grist Mill". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.

External links

• Media related to Dawlis Mill-Spring Mills Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-451, "Frame Grist Mill, Route 30, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, NJ", 5 photos, 14 measured drawings, 3 data pages