ON MILWAUKEE RIVER NORTH OF BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

ON MILWAUKEE RIVER NORTH OF BRIDGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
ON MILWAUKEE RIVER NORTH OF BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Grafton Milling Company Dam
Other Name:Bridge St Dam, Grafton Dam
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Reference Number:162981
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):ON MILWAUKEE RIVER NORTH OF BRIDGE ST
County:Ozaukee
City:Grafton
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1918
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Historic Use:dam
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
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Wall Material:Concrete
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Adjacent to a timber crib dam built in 1840s by a farmer named Johnson to supply power to the local woolen mill. Mill race was filled in 1961, observation deck added in 2000s. Abutments have been repaired, but remained of structure is original.

Built to supply Kroehnke Brothers Milling Co and Badger Worsted Mills with power. By 1946, Badger Worsted Mills owned the dam. In 1952 they ceased using water for power and 1961 they filled in the mill race. Badger Worsted transferred ownership of the dam to the village of Grafton in 1961.

Both mills are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (see AHI 13445 and 13447). Dam was recognized by the Grafton Historic Preservation Commission as a local landmark in 1999.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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