It was built in 1866, and is a small two-story wood-frame building originally supported by a brick and concrete foundation.

It retains its original machinery and is one of the two last surviving grist mills on the Peninsula.

[3] In 2011, the mill was moved about 75 feet from its original location away from the shore of the Mariners' Lake and set on a new foundation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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