Sylvanus Selleck Gristmill
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The Sylvanus Selleck Gristmill, also known as the Edwin Knapp Gristmill, is a gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...

 built in 1796. in Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1990.

It is a small post-and-beam building built by Selleck. An addition in about 1850 is believed to be by Edwin Knapp. It is a rare surviving example of its type, which was once common.
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