Flour Mill on Old Sawmill Foundation, 1886
Baus caption: Flour mill on the old saw mill location. 1886
Name/Title
Flour Mill on Old Sawmill Foundation, 1886Entry/Object ID
082.1931 Bau.62Tags
North Union Shakers, Warrensville Township, 19th Century, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, 1880s, Boulevard Neighborhood, ArchitectureDescription
Plate 62 from from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus showing the flour mill (gristmill) on the old sawmill foundation at Lower Lake. Photo is identical to Plate 710 but has a different caption, description, and date. Baus description: "In 1886 the Shakers moved another building that they had, on to the old sawmill foundation, and removed the machinery from the stone gristmill that was later blown up, into this frame building. It was leased by the Society to Walter Dyke, who for a time also operated the old stone mill. Mr. Dyke died in 1890, and Thomas R. Skove bought the lease from Mrs. Dyke. The lease from the Shaker trustees, Watson Andrews and Jos. Slingerland called for a rental of $400 per year for the use of the mill and a dwelling house nearby. Mr. Skove operated the mill for two years, and when the Shaker property was sold it remained idle for about a year. In 1893 Mr. Skove bought the mill and moved it intact to a point of land near Woodland + Ingersoll Rd. Again the foundation remained, and in 1897 the old mill was torn down, and the lumber still in fine condition was used to build a home, which Mr. Skove occupied for more than 15 years." [Handwritten note in margin reads: From Paul Skove letter to Louis Baus 3/21/1932]Photograph Details
Subject Place
Township
Warrensville TownshipCounty
Cuyahoga CountyState/Province
OhioCountry
United StatesLake
Lower LakeCity
Shaker Heights, Cleveland HeightsCategory
Photographs
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