Benson Mill
National Register of Historic Places

Benson Mill

Mills Junction, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
April 13, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
72001260

About this property

Benson Grist Mill is a restoration-replica museum located in Tooele County, Utah in the western United States, which allows visitors to see the inner workings of a latter-nineteenth-century pioneer gristmill. It has four other historic (nineteenth-century) buildings which have been moved onto the site, as well as four ancillary structures, including an open-air pavilion. It covers 6.98 acres (2.82 hectare) along State Highway 138, 0.8 mile southwest of the intersection of the Road with State Highway 36 (known as Mills Junction). The museum is owned and operated by a division of Tooele County.

Location

Mills Junction, Tooele County, Utah
40.65078, -112.29717

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Benson Mill listed on the National Register?

Benson Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Benson Mill?

Benson Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Benson Mill?

The period of significance for Benson Mill is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1988.

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