The Oregon Mill Complex, also known as the Oregon Pike Mill & House or the Oregon Mill-Twin Springs Farm, is an historic, American

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complex that is located in

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, Manheim Township,

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along

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. It was listed on the

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in 1985.

History and architectural features

Built in 1814, this historic building is a two- to three-story,

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structure, that is five bays by three bays with a gable roof. The mill was rebuilt in 1909. The former miller's house is a two-and-one-half-story,

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and ...

-coated, stone, conservative

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-style building with a hipped roof. The limestone end barn was built between 1798 and 1815, and features a high-pitched gable roof. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

in 1985.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings completed in 1814 Buildings and structures in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania