Compass Mill

Aka Lititz Mill/Keller Mill

Compass Mill

This mill was called the Compass mill because its foundation was laid out on the four points of the compass.


1745Hans & Margaret Bender
1757George & Ann Klein
1757David Nichman
1772Moravian Brethren
1775Destroyed by fire
1776Rebuilt by Moravian Brethren
1780Christopher Franck
1790Philip Friedrich
1804John Keller
1864S. E. Keller
1865Benjamin Ritter
18??Benjamin Ritter, Jr.
1875Benjamin Bitzer
1883A. W. Shober
1899M. B. Weitzel
1905S. E. Bushong
1925W. Martin Hess
1927Operations ceased
1969Vacant
1970sSylvan Brandt
1986Jeffrey B. Herr Antiques
2013Andrew Keylor
2017Offered for sale
c2020Compass Mill Complex, LLC
Builtc1775
Structure2.5 Story Stone
Dimensions71 x 33
Water SourceLititz Run
TownshipWarwick
TypeFlour/Grist/Saw
Headrace700 feet
Tailrace900 feet
Dam Height6 feet
Power2 Turbines
Capacity25 bbl / day

More information about this mill may found in the Mill Monday blog post here: https://donaldkautz.com/blog/mill-monday-01-compass/

The mill is located at 817 Rothsville Road, Lititz, PA.