Built 1854, 1883 NRHP Reference # 78002486 Added to NRHP 18 January 1978 | Built by Benedictine Monks Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location Southwest of Latrobe off U.S. Route 30, Unity Township, Pennsylvania |
St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill, also known as The Gristmill, is a historic grist mill located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1854, and is a four-story, frame structure measuring 45 feet by 40 feet. A 45 feet by 45 feet addition was built in 1883. The mill operated by steam and remains in use. It was built as part of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the first Benedictine Monastery in the United States, which opened in 1846.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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