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Abbott’s Mill

Owner/User: State of Delaware Division of Historical & Today, Abbott’s Mill is a heavily visited regional historic
Cultural Affairs icon. The general public and local school groups tour the
Mill for educational demonstrations of the traditional
Location: Milford, Delaware
water powered milling operation. The Mill building has
Design Statement: Abbott’s Mill is fully-functioning been well maintained, but recently exhibited signs that the
grist mill that dates back to 1795. Listed on the National milling operation may be undermining the foundation. The
Register of Historic Places, the Mill forms the centerpiece foundation of the adjacent Barn also showed visible signs
of the Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in Milford, Delaware. of movement.
Previously, the Bernardon Team collaborated to provide
design services for the restoration of Mill Equipment at The Bernardon Team recently completed performing an
Abbott’s Mill. The scope of work included documentation evaluation of the structural integrity of the Abbott’s Mill
of the cleaning and restoration of the Mill equipment and the adjacent Barn, with a focus on the of the two
that was not included as part of the recently completed structures.
rehabilitation of the Mill structure. The previously
completed documentation of the Mill equipment was A report will be submitted to the Division of Historical
revised to exclude the equipment recently restored or to & Cultural Affairs (HCA) that will document the design
be restored by the Delaware Nature Society. team’s observatins and provide repair recommendations,
thus enabling the HCA to expeditiously implement repairs.

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