Cedarburg Mill

The Cedarburg Mill is a gristmill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1855 by Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder[2][3] to replace the wooden gristmill they had built in 1844. The architect and builder was Burchard Weber. At five stories high, Cedarburg Mill was the tallest building in Cedarburg when it was built and at the time cost $22,000. The mill is built on Cedar Creek. Hilgen and Schroeder built a dam on the creek near the mill, and put a water wheel near the dam to power the mill. The mill could produce 120 barrels of flour each day, which was sold in a shop owned by Hilgen and Schroeder. Because the Cedarburg Mill prospered, four other mills were built along Cedar Creek.[4]

Cedarburg Mill
Cedarburg Mill
Location
LocationN70 W6340 Bridge Road or 215 E. Columbia Ave.[1] Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°17′48″N 87°59′10″W
Built1855
ArchitectFredrick Hilgen, William Schroeder,[1] Burchard Weber
Architectural styleVernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.74000115[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1974

During Wisconsin's "Great Indian Scare" of September 1862, the mill was used as a makeshift fortress by some residents in response to rumors of an Native American uprising in the state. 30,000 men were out of state, serving in the American Civil War, leaving the state vulnerable. The rumors were ultimately false; there was not an uprising. However the news caused mass hysteria in state's population.[5]

The mill building is now owned by Landmark Supply Co.[6]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cedarburg Mill". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. Anderson, Donald N. (1973-07-26). "Cedarburg Mill". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  4. http://www.ohiobarns.com/othersites/mills/wi/49-46cedarburgmills.html
  5. "Early history of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  6. "Cedarburg Mill". Ozaukee County Wisconsin. Retrieved 2017-01-04.


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