Built 1911 (1911) NRHP Reference # 95001107 Area 2 ha | Architect McKee, Ray Opened 1911 Added to NRHP 14 September 1995 | |
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Location Junction of County Roads 505 W and 700 N, northeast of Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana | ||
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are a small hydroelectric powerhouse (1929), two dams (1929), and the site of the original 1870 grist mill / hydroelectric generating plant. The old mill generated electric power from 1911 to 1929, and in 1930 the new powerhouse began operation.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA