Jacob Fretz, of Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pa, established a fulling mill here in 1789. His son Phillip converted the mill to a woolen mill and a clover mill.

Clover seed was cleaned, with this miller keeping one-eighth of the seed for his pay. He could sell or trade the seed for other comodities. Such methods of cleaning seed and grinding grain for flour with the miller keeping a fraction of the product, usually from local farmers with the rest going back to the farmer, was termed custom milling.

The 2.5 story frame mill with is about 25'X 35' in size with about a 25'X 30' 1.5 story frame story on a stone addition on the rear, creekside end. It was still listed as a grist mill in 1882, when it was sold to the Quinby family.

The photo is of the 3 arch stone bridge, c. 1850's, on the other side of the Carversville Inn from the mill. The mill was converted into a residence in the 1950's and today,is a biege colored structure with burgundy trim, a boutique called "Custom Brands Unlimited".