Red Mill (Clinton, New Jersey)
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = David McKinney Mill
| nrhp_type =
| nrhp_type2 = indcp | nocat = yes
| partof = Clinton Historic District
| partof_refnum = 95001101{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=95001101}}
| designated_nrhp_type2 = September 28, 1995
| image = Red Mill Clinton October 2021 003.jpg
| caption = The Red Mill in 2021
| location= 56 Main Street
Clinton, New Jersey
| coordinates = {{coord|40|38|10|N|74|54|46|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#New Jersey#USA
| built = {{circa|1810}}
| added = January 8, 1974
| area = {{convert|5.9|acre}}
| refnum = 74001162{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=74001162}}
| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date = September 18, 1973
| designated_other1_number = 1566{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/HUNTERDON.pdf#page=2 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=2 |date=March 23, 2021 }}
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b
}}
The Red Mill is a 4-story grist mill located along the South Branch Raritan River at 56 Main Street in Clinton, New Jersey. It was built {{circa|1810}} as an industrial mill. It has served several roles, including a wool processing plant, a peach basket factory, and a textile mill. Historically known as the David McKinney Mill, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1974 for its significance in agriculture and commerce.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=74001162}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: David McKinney Mill |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Walter J. |last1=Young |date=July 12, 1973 }} With {{NRHP url|id=74001162|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}} In 1995, it was also listed as a contributing property of the Clinton Historic District.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95001101}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clinton Historic District |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Ursula C. |last1=Brecknell |date=August 1994 }} With {{NRHP url|id=95001101|photos=y|title=accompanying 39 photos}} It is now part of the Red Mill Museum Village, an open-air museum previously known as the Clinton Historical Museum.{{cite web |title=History of the Red Mill |url=https://theredmill.org/203-2/ |publisher=Red Mill Museum Village}}
History
The site property was owned by David McKinney in 1761. The Red Mill was built by Ralph Hunt, {{circa|1810}}, on land he had inherited from his father, Daniel, who had been an early landowner in Clinton and built the Stone Mill across the river in 1763 (now known as the Hunterdon Art Museum).{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.clintonnj.gov/history_hunts_mill.html |title=Hunt's Mill-Historic Clinton - Town of Clinton, New Jersey |publisher=Clintonnj.gov |date= |access-date=2015-11-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://hunterdonartmuseum.org/history/|title=History of Hunterdon Art Museum - Contemporary Art Museum in NJ}} It was in use as a wool processing plant for the first few years, although by 1820, the wool business had failed in the downturn for cloth. Eventually, Hunt's business failed, and he lost hundreds of acres on both sides of the river.
The mill was purchased in 1960 by the Red Mill Five, led by local artist James R. Marsh and Monroe F. DeMott. Marsh also bought the adjoining M. C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry in 1964 and donated it to the Clinton Historical Museum, which fully opened in 1965. The museum is now known as the Red Mill Museum Village.
Gallery
File:Clinton NJ Easter 2014.jpg|The Red Mill as seen from the top of the cliff
File:Main Street Bridge, Clinton, NJ.jpg|Main Street Bridge crossing the South Branch Raritan River by the Red Mill
File:Red Mill Five, Clinton, NJ - information plaque.jpg|Historical information plaque by the Red Mill Five Donor Trustees
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=The Mill |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=140659 |publisher=The Historical Marker Database}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Clinton, New Jersey
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1810
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Category:Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Category:Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey