Jct. of Co. Rds. 0505 W and 700 N, Howe, Indiana. County/parish: Lagrange.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 14, 1995. NRIS 95001107.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.Also known as:
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are a small hydroelectric powerhouse (1929), two dams (1929), and the site of the original 1870 grist mill / hydroelectric generating plant. The old mill generated electric power from 1911 to 1929, and in 1930 the new powerhouse began operation.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003586