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Graue Mill
Photo: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Graue Mill

Oak Brook’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 12, 1975; only 158 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older
Listed 1975Oak Brook
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About Graue Mill

Graue Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975: the first place in Oak Brook to be listed. Only 158 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and industry, at the state level. The listing covers 3.1 acres.

What it isWater-wheel grist mill in Oak Brook, Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
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Finding Graue Mill

Northwest of the junction of Spring and York Rds., in Oak Brook, IL

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

12 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DRobbins Park Historic DistrictLate Victorian1.2 miDDowntown Hinsdale Historic DistrictLate Victorian1.3 miBButler SchoolColonial Revival1.3 miBWilliam Whitney HouseLate Victorian1.4 miBFirst Congregational Church of Western SpringsLate Gothic Revival1.4 miBRobert A. and Mary Childs HouseQueen Anne1.5 miBImmanuel Evangelical ChurchLate Gothic Revival1.5 miBWilliam and Helen Coffeen HouseBuilding1.5 miBFrancis Stuyvesant Peabody HouseQueen Anne · Built 18891.5 miBOrland P. Bassett HouseColonial Revival1.6 miSWestern Springs Water TowerSite1.6 miDFrancis Stuyvesant Peabody EstateTudor Revival1.6 mi

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Questions about Graue Mill

Is Graue Mill on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 12, 1975 (Register number 75002077).

Is Graue Mill a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Avery Coonley House, 5.2 miles away.

Can you visit Graue Mill?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Graue Mill?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28892736 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.