Gunkle Mill / Duncan's Elk Mills
Centre Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Watersource: Elk Creek.
Gunkle Mill / Duncan's Elk Mills
At the intersection of Sh 445/North Street and Sh 45/Main Street in Milheim, go south on Penn Sreet, turning right on Mill Street. Go one block to West Street, then the mill is on the right at 102 Mill St. in the next block, just past Elk Creek.
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Philip Gunkel laid out the town of Millheim in 1797; and in 1798, Michael and Philip Gunkel built a grist and saw mill on this site in 1798.
Photo taken about 1920, showing the mill in its entirety. Photographer unknown, probably taken from a cremonial publication involving Millheim.
The mill probably burned at some point, the long side has had some repair in the upper window area, and the peaked roof has been lost in the makeover.
The present mill was built in 1817 by William C. Duncan and later it was known as Duncan's Elk Mill Complex.
Either the inlet arch or the outlet arch, now a doorway. The inlet arch may have gone in above the rocked wall in the front along this side (see above pohoto) and then come out this arch. It also could have been the inlet arch and the exit may have come out under the road on the other side of the mill.
Much of the original building was updated with brick when purchased by D. H. Musser in 1870. The race visible. No equipment remains. Now used as a machine shop.
Interesting to compare the rock foundation of this photo with the vintage photo #2.GPS: 40' 53.26N, 77' 28.64W 1,096'/334 meters Millheim Quadrangle