Graue Mill & Dam - Oak Brook, IL
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N 41° 49.250 W 087° 55.660
16T E 422957 N 4630299
The current Graue Mill & Dam at this site was opened by German immigrant Frederick Graue in 1852. The original dam at this site was built of brush in 1837 by Nicholas Torode, and by Sherman King, who came to this area the year before.
Waymark Code: WM3GNC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2008
Views: 25
From the ASME website:
Notable for: one of a few survivors of typical US mill machinery with wood as the principal material
Designed and built by Fred Graue, a German immigrant, together with William Asche, the Old Graue Mill began operating around 1852 and served the village of Brush Hill (Hinsdale) until World War I. Its undershot waterwheel, wooden gearing system, belt power transmission, bucket elevators, and related bolters and sifters were representative of an ancient technology that began with Roman engineer Vitruvius. It ground wheat, corn, oats, and buckwheat in an era that was on the threshold of the Industrial Revolution. During the Civil War, it made syrup from cane and, as late as 1893, had a hydraulic cider press installed.
Water power was supplemented by steam power in the early 1870s. The grist mill's restoration in 1950 makes it one of the few survivors of typical mill machinery design, when wood was the principal material used for machine construction. Designated by the ASME Fox Valley Section.
Visiting Info: seasonal (Mid April - Mid November ), Tuesday - Sunday 10 AM to 4:30 PM, closed Monday except for holidays. Tel: 630-655-2090 or 630-920-9720. Go to Mill's website for more info.
Ceremony Notes: May 1981
Location:
3800 S. York Road
Oak Brook, Illinois United States
60523
Type of structure/site: Water mill and dam
Date of Construction: 1852
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Frederick Graue
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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