Crystal Mill

 mill, power house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place

Historic mill and powerhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1892
Areas of significance: Engineering
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Old Mill; Sheep Mountain Power House; Sheep Mountain Tunnel Mill
Date added to NRHP: 7/5/1985
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This building housed an air compressor driven by a horizontal water wheel. The compressed air was used to power an adjacent Silver reduction mill ( to concentrate silver ore ) and was also used to power machinery in surrounding mines. Once a town of 400, Crytal now lies along a fairly difficult 4wd road, and the power plant is considered one of the most photographed buildings in Colorado.