authentic working dutch dating 1850s located geneva illinois north illinois story wooden mill stage stands feet tall sits estate colonel preserve district listed national_register_of_historic_places following year selected postage stamp series stamp booklet called usa originally operated custom grinding mill history mid-19th century constructed german brother law site road near 16th street illinois illinois early 20th century fallen state disrepair purchased disused approximately moved present location east close july spent estimated moved reconstructed restored contracted slowly dismantled piece piece roman carved beams facilitate correct reconstruction largest beams hauled team present site danish named assistance nineteen months relocation reconstruction completed mill wonder day thought fully automatic wind driven mill type died wife died years later estate sold preserve district structure giant wood beams trimmed black hand joined wood fact metal nails inside structure original maple floors containing different mechanisms functioning mill grinding types grain including corn wheat served grain mill herd prized jersey cattle mill cap huge wheel called brake wheel turned wind blowing sails sails covered canvas help catch wind sails entirely reconstructed missing bought mill sails span feet inches brake wheel located cap upright shaft running height mill shaft supplied power mill operations set belt driven elevators remarkable time moved grains floor floor making mill fully automatic mills required workers hand materials operations reconstruction colonel new foundation poured created basement basement installed chimney extended underground beneath route structure stood addition marble cooling racks installed thought time basement operating flour world war supposedly produced bread family bears tom jerry extent use mill inadequate oven draft significance wind powered mill type rarely built united_states mills usually powered water wooden gears nail construction techniques interest technically mill example america structure built primarily enhance landscape view case wealthy merchant purchased moved mill estate maintained private mill commercial value today considered demolition early structurally unsafe public inspection local citizens began fighting mill intact contracted generation dutch maker fully restore cost public debut june best example authentic dutch united_states actually treasure popular netherlands currently grinding mechanisms flour restored use today mill volunteers demonstrations public near perfect condition climate inside mill varies little season season superior construction roman markings carved beams original reconstruction visible
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