Property Record
S52 W28794 SAYLESVILLE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Saylesville Mill |
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| Other Name: | SAYLESVILLE MILL |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7406 |
| Location (Address): | S52 W28794 SAYLESVILLE RD |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Genesee |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 6 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 25 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Saylesville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/17/2003 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| Additional Information: | PHOTO OBSCURED BY TREES. 1998: The original Saylesville Mill was built in 1841 by Mortimer Sayles, the brother of Whitman. In 1887 a fire destroyed the mill and a new mill was constructed on the same site. According to the Atlases of Waukesha Cournty, the mill served as a saw mill, a grist mill , and a flouring mill. The mill operated well into the twentieth century, closing after WWII. All of the windows were replaced in 1996 with custom windows that match the original in style. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976), #723. WAKESHA COUNTY FREEMAN 12/27/89. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 7/31/1994. Architecture/History Survey of Waukesha County Mead and Hunt, May 1998 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |