Architectural style I-house, Bungalow Area 24 ha Owner L-A-D Foundation | NRHP Reference # 14001157 Phone +1 573-244-3120 Added to NRHP 14 January 2015 | |
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Location 142 Dillard Mill Rd., near Davisville, Missouri Built by Adams, Jacob; Mischke, Emil; Klemme, Lester Address 142 Dillard Mill Road, Davisville, MO 65456, United States Similar Morris State Park, Bollinger Mill State Historic S, Gov Daniel Dunklin's, Clark's Hill/Norton State Hist, Roger Pryor Pioneer B | ||
The Dillard Mill State Historic Site is a privately owned, state-administered property on Huzzah Creek in Crawford County, Missouri that preserves a water-powered gristmill. The 132-acre (53 ha) site has been operated as a state historic site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under a lease agreement with the L-A-D Foundation since 1975. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
History
A mill was built on Huzzah Creek in 1853 by Francis Wisdom and it was known as the Wisdom Mill. It was destroyed by fire in 1895. The property changed hands, and a new mill, the Mische Mill, was built in 1908. The Mische Mill used an underwater turbine rather than the old waterwheel, and the owners altered the course of the stream and the bluff at the site. The mill was in operation until 1956. It was renamed the Dillard Mill in 1975 when the state took over management of the property. It was dedicated as a historic site in 1977. Restoration of the mill was completed in 1980.