Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District

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 Gristmill
  • Star Mill Falls

From Wikipedia:

Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District

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.: 5, 7 

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003586

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