Pierce Springhouse and Barn
2400 Block of Tilden St. and Beach Dr., NW, Washington, DCThe Pierce Springhouse and Barn are part of the remains of the Isaac Pierce Plantation that during the early 1800s was a prosperous farm and grist mill operation. The Springhouse, used to cool milk and butter, was the first built, being constructed in 1801. The barn was one of several built by Pierce and its construction also predated the construction of the Mill, which is the focal point of the Plantation remains. But Isaac Pierce who built the mill was not a miller by trade but rather a farmer and a millwright. The mill was operated by a variety of neighboring millers, but the farm itself was worked by the Pierce family. The Pierce Plantation in its entirety is significant as an example of the social and economic history of the area.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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