Beidler House - Gibraltar, PA
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N 40° 17.284 W 075° 52.552
18T E 425550 N 4460097
The Beidler House in Gibraltar, PA, was built in 1783 by Conrad Beidler.
Waymark Code: WMZ19H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2018
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The Biedler House was built in 1783 by a local mill owner, Conrad Beidler. From a newspaper article about this house at https://www.townlively.com/beidler-house-part-of-berks-county-history/
According to a written history of the site, Conrad Beidler acquired the site in the early 1760s and built a merchant grist mill, which was used to process grain. The mill was powered by a water wheel. Water was supplied by a 100-foot-long holding pond that drew water from the Allegheny Creek. Visitors can still see the pond today. The mill structure was destroyed by fire in the early 1950s, and only the stone walls remain.