Coffeetown Grist Mill
Northampton Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Watersource: Frey's Run, trib. to Delaware R.iver
Coffeetown Grist Mill
On Pa. 611 2 miles north of Riegelsville and 1.5 miles south of Raubsville, turn inland away from the Delaware River on Coffeetown Rd. for less than 1/2 mile. Mill is on the right at junction with Kressman Rd.
Well restored and maintained 2 story grist mill in village of Coffeetown. Very attractive and inviting pvt. residence with built-on garage tastefully done to blend with mill surroundings.
The Coffeetown Grist Mill, built in 1762, became the center of the community of Coffeetown on Frys Run, seven miles south of Easton, Pa. The grist mill, while grinding wheat for flour and other grains for livestock feeds for local farmers, also served as, at times,as a post office, a candy store and even a schoolhouse.
Millstone along the side of the mill along Kressman Road. It began to be used as a fertilizer factory in the 1930s. In the 1950s, the property was divided and the three stone structures sold separately.
Rear view as seen by coming down Kressman Rd. to junc. with Coffeetown Rd. The log cabin, formerly above and to the right of the mill, may have been the original home of the mills builder, Jacob Reich.
A view of the 1820 stone miller's house from Kressman Road approaching Fry's Run. Kressman Road, now separating the mill and the house, was non-existant in 1825. The road coming down off the hill from the left, that today is Kressman Road, was then a narrow dirt track that continued past the mill the north side of Frys Run to the Delaware River about 1/4th mile to the east.
The datestone on the gable end of the 1820 stone Miller's house across Kressman Road from the mill. A stone addition was built, in the 1820's, on the rear of the mill to house the once external overshot waterwheel. Much of the text for the mill borrowed from Gordy Callison. To see his website, click on the website button above and to the left of the top photo. Click on Gallery, then mills on Gordy's website, to see a pen & ink sketch of Coffeetown Mill.
The miller's house taken from the bridge over Fry's Run. Frys Run County Park is situated at Frys Run and Delaware Drive/Pa 611. The old stone-arched bridge over Frys Run sits on the west side of the current traffic-flow structure.