Cedarburg Mill by Susan McMenamin - Royalty Free and Rights Managed Licenses

Susan McMenamin

Beaver Dam, WI

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Cedarburg Mill

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Susan McMenamin

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Cedarburg Mill. Located in Cedarburg, WI. 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. 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. The Cedarburg Mill is now listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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