Gambrill Mill (Araby Mill)
Gambrill Mill (Araby Mill) on the Monocacy River. The water wheels were inside the mill. During the Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864, the mill was at the center of battle and served as a field hospital. Gambrill Mill remained in operation to 1897. In the early 1900s, the mill was converted to a house by removing the upper story and converting the roof from gabled to hipped.
"The mill had previously been converted to a dwelling with the removal of the upper stories of the building and the conversion of the roof from a gabled structure to a hipped roof. These early 20th century alterations make the former mill building more like an American Foursquare style dwelling. The original mill was a three story stone building, 40'x 45' built in 1830 by John McPherson. It was a merchant mill, which produced flour for market." Adaptive reuse as the Monocacy Battlefield park administration building.
Contributing resource, Monocacy National Battlefield, National Register of Historic Places 66000908
Stop 5 on the Monocacy Battlefield driving tour.
DSC_0809
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
