Property Record
N70 W6340 BRIDGE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HILGEN AND WITTENBERG WOOLEN MILL |
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| Other Name: | Cedar Creek Settlement |
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| Reference Number: | 13281 |
| Location (Address): | N70 W6340 BRIDGE ST |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1864 |
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| Additions: | 1907 |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Hilgen and Wittenburg Woolen Mill)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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. RETURNED EAVES. SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS W/STONE LINTELS AND SILLS. 8/8 WINDOWS. PRE-1882 2 FLR WAREHOUSE ADDITIONS TO REAR. 1971 LIMESTONE REAR ADDITION SERVES AS RESTAURANT ENTRANCE. Founded by Frederick Hilgen, Diedrich Wittenberg and Joseph Trottman, the Cedarburg Woolen Mill used Cedar Creek "power" to produce woolen and worsted yarns, flannels, frockng, skirting, blankets and mackinaws. The original mill, built during the Civil War, is the northern half of the present structure. An almost identical addition was made to the south along Bridge Road in 1873. The three-story corner building was the office and outlet store. The earlier section boasted a decorative cupola. In 1907 roofs of both sections were removed and a third story added. The mill had the first electricity in Cedarburg in 1897 a watersteam-powered generator, fueled by wood from local farmers, was installed which provided electric power for the mill and the owners' nearby homes. The mill stayed in operation until 1969 when the pioneer stone structures stood vacant for a time and were in danger of being demolished to provide a gas station/convenience store. Fortunately, "progress" was stemmed and restoration began in 1972. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |