The Restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill (Updated: February 27, 2020)
Update: Watch the four-day lifting of the Roslyn Grist Mill in three minutes.
Current updates on the restoration of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill.
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The Roslyn Grist Mill Instagram Page
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Benefit Concert for the Roslyn Landmark Society
Postponed until the Fall
Featured Videos
Lifting of the Historic Roslyn Grist Mill (3 minutes)
WCBS-TV News January 23, 2020
Community Steps In To Rescue 300-Year-Old Roslyn Grist Mill
One Long Island community is stepping in to save a historic landmark in a unique way; CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reports.
January 31, 2020
The new stairway to the main floor.
January 31, 2020
Roslyn News
Thursday, January 23, 2020-Roslyn Lifting Day Photos courtesy of Greg Apisson
WNBC-TV News, January 23, 2020
News12, January 23, 2020
New York State, Roslyn Landmark Society Announce Raising of the Historic 1700s Grist Mill Above Street Level
New York State Regional Economic Development Council Awarded the Roslyn Landmark Society $1.5 Million to Restore 300-year-old landmark
Restored Structure Will Preserve a Historic Natural Asset to Be Used as an Educational and Historical Informational Center
The Roslyn News- January 31, 2020
January 10, 2020 Aerials courtesy of Greg Apisson
The waterwheel of the Roslyn Grist Mill will once again be powered by the steady flow from Silver Lake seen here to the south of the building
June 17, 2019
History of the Roslyn Grist Mill- A film by Phyllis Sternemann- June 17, 2019
February 13, 2019
Fox- TV- New York Minute- February 13, 2019
August 20, 2018
WCBS-TV -August 20, 2018
Comments
Hi Howard and All: Re: Grist Mill Project // Water Source
Please enlighten me as to the route of the water that feeds the wheel that drives
the mill. I cannot locate a creek or source that feeds it and it would give me the
total picture of its history etc. A wonderful project and best of luck with it !!!
With Best Regards Always, Ron.
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Hi Ron,
I added several January 10, 2020 drone aerials. The source of the water flow is Silver Lake located south of the Roslyn Grist Mill.
Howard, thanks for the posting Roslyn Times of Jan. 31, the page of the photo collages in the middle with me your groupie next to your favorite co-author Al Velocci checking out the water is still flowing from Silver Lake.
The lake or the 2 ponds south must be fed by an underground spring for flow to occur. And maybe the natural elevation is higher to lower north to the harbor? It’ll be neat to witness the Gristmill in action!
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Howard Kroplick
Brian, you are 100% correct. Silver Lake and the Roslyn ponds are fed by springs from the surround hills (including Harbor Hill). Our end objective is to return the water mill to the Roslyn Grist Mill.
My grandfather Romolo Caparrelli, who was a resident (lived on Villa Street) in Roslyn, worked on a restoration of the grist mill about 1920 when it was intended to be used as a tea house. I believe he applied stucco to the exterior. His initials were in the stucco by the front entrance. I was told that he put a glass jar or container of some kind in the wall with various contents.
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Howard Kroplick
Very cool! His RC initials are still there! We will search for the jar!