Grafton Flour Mill

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Grafton Flour Mill
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Grafton Flour Mill
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Location1300 14th Ave.
Grafton, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°19′06″N87°56′57″W / 43.31826°N 87.94917°W / 43.31826; -87.94917
Built1847
NRHP reference No. 83003409
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

The Grafton Flour Mill is a former grist mill on the Milwaukee River in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States. The original section was built in 1846 by a group of Yankee farmers as a flour mill and produced flour for many years through a succession of owners.

In 1884, the mill caught fire and had to be partially rebuilt. The owner went bankrupt after the fire and sold the mill to the White Lily Flour company.

During the Great Depression it was bought by the neighboring Badger Worsted Mill and was converted to produce worsted yarn. [1] [2] The company left Grafton in 1980, but the building still houses a yarn store, which began as the Badger Worsted Company's factory store, but is now independently owned. The building also houses a coffeeshop, offices, and studios. [3] On June 30, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

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References

  1. "Grafton Flour Mill". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. Rankin, Katherine H. (February 3, 1983). "Mills of Grafton Thematic Resources". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2017. (Viewable with Edge browser.)
  3. "These Places Are Hardly Run of the Mill". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.