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305 E BROADWAY

Historic Name:
Excelsior Roller Mills

Other Name:

Reference Number:
108218

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Property Location

Location (Address)

305 E BROADWAY

County

Sauk

City/Village

Rock Springs

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1913

Additions

Survey Date

1998

Historic Use

mill

Architectural Style

Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Structural System

Wall Material

Stucco

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

This building was constructed in 1913 for Gustave Scharnke, Sr., the proprietor of the Excelsior Roller Mills after a disasterous fire which burned the original roller mill on the site. The first mill was built in 1885. Because of changes in technology this smaller building replaced the earlier structure.New machinery enabled steel plates to grind the grain, rather than using a large millstone. The original millstone survived the fire and is located near the foundation at the front of the building. Located on the ground floor of the new building was a blacksmith shop. In the 1950s the former mill was used by its new owner as a carpentry shop. It is now used for storage.

Bibliographic References

John F. Scharnke, "Feed Mill Fire Was No April Fool," Baraboo News Republic. Newspaper clipping, no date.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

mill Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Sauk
County

Rock Springs
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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COUNTY HIGHWAY E AT KNAPP CREEK, APPROX 3 MI E OF LEWIS

21493

Located in Clam Falls, Polk County

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Excerpts

Excelsior Cider Mill

1913

Interior page of a Kentucky Grain Drills catalog showing Excelsior Cider Mills in three sizes: Senior—Medium—Junior. Includes illustrations of two mills.

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