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The Ortonville Mill is a 2-1/2 story Greek Revival structure, made with a hand-hewn timber frame and sitting on an unpaved basement. The original section of the mill measures 36 feet by 48 feet; at some early point a large room was added on bringing the total length to 108 feet. Most of the original windows are nine over six sliding sash units.
The museum grounds also include the 1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion and other buildings with local history exhibits, especially pertaining to Swedish-American history. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, year round, except for specific holidays. The mill building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
After the fair, the Pavilion was moved to Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where it was used for classroom, library, museum and department facilities for the art department. [2] The Swedish Pavilion was moved to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum, - now the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum - also in Lindsborg, in 1969. The ...
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Ortonville Methodist Episcopal Church: 91 Church St Ortonville: February 10, 1983: Ortonville Mill† 366 Mill Street Ortonville: November 6, 1970: Oxford Methodist Episcopal Church (Demolished) 21 East Burdick Oxford: June 17, 1978: Oxford Savings Bank Building: 1 North Washington Street Oxford: September 24, 1992: Paint Creek Mill Race ...
The fair's 1,200-acre (4.9 km 2; 1.9 sq mi) site, designed by George Kessler, [10] was located at the present-day grounds of Forest Park and on the campus of Washington University, and was the largest fair (in area) to date. There were over 1,500 buildings, connected by some 75 miles (121 km) of roads and walkways.
Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , its population was 3,776. [ 3 ] Lindsborg is known for its large Swedish , other Nordic and Scandinavian heritages.
Lighthouse and museum Old Mill Museum: Dundee: Monroe: Southeast Michigan: Local history: Fashion, furniture, farm life, Native Americans, legacy of Henry Ford Old Post Office Museum: Grand Marais: Alger: Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Local history: Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society [37] Old Presque Isle Light: Presque Isle ...