The Knabb-Bieber Mill is located in Oley Township, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1809 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1990.

Knabb-Bieber Mill
Knabb-Bieber Mill, August 1958 (HABS Photo)
Knabb-Bieber Mill is located in Pennsylvania
Knabb-Bieber Mill
Knabb-Bieber Mill is located in the United States
Knabb-Bieber Mill
LocationBieber Mill Road at Monocacy Creek, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′33″N 75°48′38″W / 40.35917°N 75.81056°W / 40.35917; -75.81056
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleGristmill
MPSGristmills in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001621[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

History and architectural features

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This grist mill was built in 1809 for John Knabb[2] and was acquired around 1875 by John Bieber by his marriage to Maggie Knabb. Their fourth son, Effinger Bieber, bought the property at auction. He married Mary Moyer. They had 11 children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. They shut down all mill operations shortly after Effenger fell and hit his head on macadam in the early 1990's. Like Effinger, she was in her 90s when she died.


The mill sits on a property of approximately twenty-five acres on Bieber Mill Road in the Oley Valley of Pennsylvania. Its equipment is powered by water from the Monocacy Creek.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, Drury (1958). "Knabb-Bieber Mill" (PDF). HABS PA-1031. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-14.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Phoebe; Stephen Kindig (1989). "Knabb-Beiber Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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