Prudential Fox and Roach

Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors

presented by
Jane Douglass

Montgomery County, PA Real Estate

Harleysville, Towamencin Twp., North Penn School District
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathroom - $569,000

Fabulous! This unique Historic stone Mill house circa 1714 converted to this incredible residence lends itself to CONTEMPARY OR TRADITIONAL design nestled 3 picturesque acres on a country rd in Towamencin. Dramatic 2 sty entry w/ leaded stained glass window & exposed stone wall, Formal Din rm opens to the Great rm & is accented w/ 9 + ft ceilings, deep wind sills, Wood burning stove, random width wood flrs, beautiful mill work & trim (T/O), open beams & 2 sets of French drs to 2 sep decks & tranquil views. Updated Kit w/ Center Island, marble counters, wood flrs, brkfst area, deep sills, exposed stonewalls & brkfst bar. Main Bedrm features w/i closet, a lux tile ba w/ new custom designed granite top vanity w/ designer sinks, 2 add'l bright airy bdrms all w/ 9/10 ft ceilings. New wood flrs in all bdrms, bright & open walk up 3rd flr offers approx 1,800 ft, floored & ready to finish if extra space is needed, w/o bsmnt, rubber roof on deck & roof, oversized 2 car gar. Seller able to accommodate quick settlement.

A History of "Provence"
This property was part of the original William Penn land grant. It may have passed through several hands before being purchased in 1711 by a family who conveyed the land with the mill to their son in 1714. The records have not been fully studied, but it appears that the following depicts the basic history of this Towamencin Township mill property.

The next we know is that the mill property went to Lawrence Hendricks by will in 1753. He died that year, apparently, and the property was devised to Cornelius, Henry, Yanniker, and Benjamin Hendricks. The parties agreed that the mill would belong to Benjamin. There was a mill race where water was diverted to the mill from Skippack Creek, and it is said that the mill race went through to the bottom of the mill. History books record seven mills on Skippack Creek with only this mill and the one in Evansburg State Park, surviving. It is believed that the majority of the mills located on Skippack, Creek were gunpowder mills, which blew up with some frequency.

During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington camped in the Skippack Creek valley on his way to Valley Forge. He had with him a wounded general, General Mercer, who is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery at Sumneytown Pike and Old Forty Fort Road. General Washington provisioned his troops and horses through acquisition of basic supplies from the mill. During his stay in the valley, his troops captured a Tory Spy, who was hung in the back yard of the mill. It is written that many locals turned out and that Washington’s men formed a circle on horseback to screen the grizzly hanging from the townspeople.

In the 1960’s, the ceased being a mill and became a gentleman’s after hours club. There are residents in the area who still remember this club as well as many people who came to the mill with their fathers, uncles, and grandfathers when they were children. The mill was vacant for about five years before it was purchased in 1975. Since 1975, the old structure has been converted into an elegant home. The mill was sold to its current owners in 1990, who have continued the conversion efforts.

The mill has been used by a California writer as a backdrop to a teenage mystery novel, and has appeared in articles written by the local newspapers. In October of 2006, it was featured on the Towamencin Township Historical Society tour of historical properties in the township.

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