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| ID Number |
72001062 |
| Historic Name |
HILDEBRAND MILL |
| Description of Significance |
FOR MANY YEARS, THE HILDEBRAND MILL PROCESSED CORN, WHEAT, AND TIMBER FOR RESIDENTS OF DELAWARE COUNTY. THE ORIGINAL MILL WAS BUILT IN THE 1840S, BUT WAS DESTROYED BY FLOOD WATERS IN 1892. A NEW, LARGER MILL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1907. ORIGINALLY RELYING ON HYDROELECTRIC POWER FROM A WATER WHEEL, THE POWER SOURCE OF THE MILL WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE A GASOLINE ENGINE IN 1935. THE MILL REMAINED IN SERVICE UNTIL SUMMER 1967. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 10/18/72. |
| Current Name |
BECK MILL |
| Address |
10 MILES WEST OF WEST SILOAM SPRINGS |
| City |
SILOAM SPRINGS VICINITY |
| County |
DELAWARE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
24, SW 1/4 |
| Township |
20N |
| Range |
24E |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: PROCESSING |
| Current Function |
VACANT / NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
JANUARY 1972 |
| Year Built |
1907 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
WOOD |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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