Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex

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Coordinates: 42°9′46″N 83°47′23″W / 42.16278°N 83.78972°W / 42.16278; -83.78972
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Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex
Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex is located in Michigan
Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex
Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex is located in the United States
Schuyler Mill – Ford Soybean Plant Complex
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Location555--600 Michigan Ave., Saline, Michigan
Coordinates42°9′46″N 83°47′23″W / 42.16278°N 83.78972°W / 42.16278; -83.78972
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.96000477[1]
Added to NRHPMay 08, 1996

The Schuyler Mill, also known as the Ford Soybean Plant Complex, is an old mill site that

village industry factories. It is located at 555-600 Michigan Avenue in Saline, Michigan, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

History

In 1845, David Schuyler Haywood constructed a gristmill at this site[2] on the western edge of Saline, Michigan.[3] A small settlement, Barnegat, soon coalesced around the mill site; Barnegat was annexed by the village of Saline in 1848.[4] However, by 1865, business declined, and the mill was soon closed.[5]

Henry Ford purchased the site in 1936,

Greek Revival schoolhouse to the site and refurbished it as a residence.[5] However, the plant was closed in 1947, not long after Henry Ford's death.[2]

After its closure, the building was used by a private soybean processing firm.[2] However, the processing equipment was soon obsolete,[5] and in 1962, the property was turned into an antique shop and general store, know first as the "Sauk Trail Inn".[7] and later as "Weller's Country Store."[6] More recently, part of the structure has been used as a cafe[2] and a banquet facility.[5]

Description

The Schuyler Mill/Ford Soybean Plant Complex sits on 11-1/2 acres in a park-like setting.

Greek Revival building covered with clapboard. A smaller two-story wing sits to one side; it is flanked by two single-story wings.[5] Across the street sits a modern residence built around the old schoolhouse.[5]

In addition, Ford built four more structures: a Greek Revival-style extractor plant and a pump house near the mill, and two storage buildings near the mill. In addition, Ford constructed a dam and spillway at the mill pond.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-55849-481-2
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-8143-2682-X
  4. ^ Grace Shackman. "Then & Now: Schuyler's Mill". Ann Arbor Observer. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Schuyler Mill/Ford Soybean Plant Complex". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  6. ^ a b David Lewis (November 1976), Down by the Old Mill Stream (PDF), Washtenaw County Historical Society
  7. ^ Ren Farley (August 2010). "Henry Ford's Saline Mill/Schuyler Mill". Detroit1701. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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