Property Record
146 W CERESCO ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carhart, Dorman and Co. Mill |
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| Other Name: | Berlin Foundry Property |
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| Reference Number: | 48467 |
| Location (Address): | 146 W CERESCO ST |
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| County: | Green Lake |
| City: | Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | C. 1900 |
| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. The F in the photo codes is for Fox Canal Survey. The Carhart, Dorman & Co. Mill was established in 1866. By 1868, Stillman Wright purchased one-third interest in the mill. By the following year Dorman had left the venture and it was known as the Carhart, Wright & Co. mill. In 1877, Wright bought out Carhart's interest and it was thereafter known as the Golden Sheaf Mills and still later, the Stillman Wright & Co. Mill. Wright had twenty-five men under his employ. When built in 1869, the building was four stories in height--including the basement. In 1869, Carhart & Wright added a fifth story--a mansard style roof. In the winter of 1885-1886, an office was added to the north side of the main block. Between 1900 and 1911, the office was expanded to include a flour warehouse area. The mill ceased operations in circa 1927. In 1942, the building was partially dismantled and it is believed that this is when the upper two stories of the building were removed. Wright was born in Onondaga County, New York, in 1827. He and his wife Mary (Humphry) had two sons, Charles and Frederick, both of which worked at the mill. Stillman died in 1904, but the mill continued to run until at least 1927. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1881 History of Northern Wisconsin. Apps and Strang, Mills of Wisconsin and the Midwest (1980) Berlin Weekly Journal,11 March 1886 "Death of Stillman Wright," Berlin Evening Journal, 13 April 1903 Architecture and History Survey. July 2002. Prepared by Traci Schnell, Heritage Research, Ltd. Newsbrief (re: new roof at mill), Berlin Courant, 6 May 1869 Stillman Wright & Co. Brochure (1889), n.p. Copy located in the Mills folder, Berlin Historical File, Berlin Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |