The Cedarburg Mill
by Paul LeSage
Title
The Cedarburg Mill
Artist
Paul LeSage
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Photograph - Photography
Description
The Cedarburg Mill was built by Cedarburg founders Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder in 1855 at a cost of $22,000, on land at $1 per acre, and was considered one of the finest mills in the Midwest.
The architect and builder was Burchard Weber. The design is Greek revival, with the lower walls being 32 inches thick. The clearstory and monitor roof were popular with eastern mills at the time since they added light and ventilation. This building replaced an earlier one built by Hilgen and Schroeder in 1844. Note that the main part of the building is 5 stories high.
The section to the left is of the same style as the main section, but is not as high. Cranes had not yet been invented in 1855, so an incline several blocks long was built to carry material to the upper levels. A donkey was used to pull the heavy stone blocks up this incline.
Hilgen and Schroeder built a dam on the creek north the mill, and put a water wheel near the dam to power the mill. The mill could produce 120 barrels of flour a day, which was sold in a shop owned by Hilgen and Schroeder. Because the Cedarburg Mill prospered, four other mills were later built along Cedar Creek.
The Cedarburg Mill is now listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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August 31st, 2016
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