National Register of Historic Places

Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill

Cokeburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 12, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92001499

About this property

The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill is a historic complex of buildings in Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was designated a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Contributing buildings include a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay brick main house, which was built circa 1810, a timber-frame bank barn that was erected circa 1815, a stone-and-log distillery that was built sometime around 1790, and a timber-frame chopping mill that was built sometime around 1805. The mill was horse-powered, and was used to chop grain for the distilling process. These buildings are a rare surviving example of an important industry in the Somerset Township area and the very small-scale industrial/commercial enterprises of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The area had a high concentration of distillers, which were greatly affected by the whiskey excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion. The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill was designated a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Cokeburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
40.12256, -80.06620

Categories

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Sources

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When was Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill listed on the National Register?

Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill?

Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill is recorded as the industrial era.

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