Mill Details
Dieffenderfer Feed Mill
Berks Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: 1922/1967
Township: Washington Twp./Bechtelsville Boro.
Watersource: Electric
Watersource: Electric
Location / Directions
Dieffenderfer Feed Mill
In Bechtelsville just north of Pa 100 at 101 E. Church Street.
Verse for Thought
"The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile."
({Psalm 93:11 NKJV})
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
An early 20th century feed mill still operating as an Agway facility.
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
The main mill structure, built in 1922, is comprised of brick, wood, and asbestos siding, with a matching square clerestory, also sheathed in asbestos shingle.
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
The date stone of the oldest mill building in the complex.
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
The newest section, built in 1967, probably when Agway took over ownership.
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
The date stone for the newest addition in 1967.
Robert T. Kinsey 09/28/2006
Another angle to better show the old storage sheds on the right. Don't you just love power poles? Where are the underground utilities?
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