A three story stone grist mill covered in stucco built in 1828 by Jesse Richards and his son Thomas during the William Richards Era of ownership of the Batsto Iron Works 1784-1876.

Most of the current building at Batsto Village were built during the Richards Era. Batsto Village is a former bog iron and glassmaking industrial center. Many workers, living in workers houses, worked the bog iron industry, thus the purpose for the agricultural aspects of the village, to provide for the the needs of the workers.

Most of the village was built as a self-contained industrial community, with grist mill; farm buildings including horse barn, mule barn, piggery, threshing barn & range barn (for cattle); post office/store;iron master's mansion; and glassworks (site). The sawmill, with circular saw and shingle mill were added in 1882 during the Joseph Wharton Era 1876-1909. Wharton also introduced the raising of cranberries to the community, as iron production as an industry died out about 1855.

*Update: Side of mill with cats-head and two doors, indicating it too, could have had stream access. Gordon Callison 2010* *Update: The Batsto Grist Mill was restored by Gus Roof, and his partner Willard Klemm, during the time they owned and operated the Stillwater Mill / Shafter Mill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Theodore R. Hazen 01/2009*/07