National Register of Historic Places

Union Mills Homestead Historic District

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Listed
January 24, 1971
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
71000371

About this property

Union Mills Homestead Historic District is a national historic district at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The homestead comprises a dwelling house, a brick grist mill, a surviving bark shed from the 19th century tannery complex, a reconstructed tannery barn, and a Bollman-design bridge. The Shriver Homestead was built in 1797 by Andrew and David Shriver and has been continually occupied by the family. The mill, also built in 1797, is a large brick structure, built of locally manufactured brick laid in both Flemish bond and common bond. On June 30, 1863, General J.E.B. Stuart of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia camped at Union Mills and was hosted by part of the Shriver family. On the following day, General James Barnes of the 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac arrived on the site and welcomed and entertained by other members of the family. Union Mills was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The Union Mills Homestead was home to the Shriver family for 6 generations. It is currently a historic landmark located near Westminster, Maryland, about 17 miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Homestead is now a museum of American culture, operated by the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, a non-profit foundation with all proceeds dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Union Mills Homestead Complex. Weatherboarding, stairs, porch, cornice seats, washboards 3 dols. The total labor costs for the house came to eighty-six dollars!" Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Carroll County, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust Boundary Map of the Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Carroll County, at Maryland Historical Trust Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. md-170, "Bollman Truss Bridge, Union Mills Homestead Park, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Carroll County, MD", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page

Location

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
39.67188, -77.01699

Categories

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When was Union Mills Homestead Historic District listed on the National Register?

Union Mills Homestead Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Union Mills Homestead Historic District?

Union Mills Homestead Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Mills Homestead Historic District?

The period of significance for Union Mills Homestead Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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