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Schulenburg Boeckler Mill
At the far north end of Stillwater is a small enclave long known as Dutchtown. This settlement dates back 150 years to when the Schulenburg & Boeckler lumber mill established this little village to provide workers for the mill. It was separated by a mile from downtown- Stillwater. In return for their labors, the workers enjoyed company houses, a company store, and meager wages. In those boom days of lumbering, the workers were all German, recruited to come and live in Deutschtown._x000D_ _x000D_ In the heart of Dutchtown, overlooking the river, there is a very narrow byway, thirteen feet wide, one block long, known as Schulenburg Alley. It is such an obscure lane that many people who have lived in Stillwater all their lives have never ventured foot on it. This street was never formally mapped; it simply grew as an access to the dozen or so mill workers cottages that fronted on it._x000D_ _x000D_ Over the years most of these early cottages have been enlarged, or substantially modified. But there is one house at 2011 Schulenburg Alley that remains typical of the small three-room houses that so many Stillwater laborers lived in during the mid-nineteenth century. The front of the house is symmetrical with one window on each side of the door. Inside are two rooms, right and left, divided down the middle. Originally one of these rooms might have been the kitchen, but as soon as possible a third room was added to the rear to serve as a kitchen. The sleeping quarters were in the second-story loft, accessed by a ladder. The bathroom was, of course, outside. The basement, a small cellar about eight feet square, is entered through a trap door in the floor. The windows in the house, two-pane sashes over two-pane sashes are original, as is the wood lap siding._x000D_ _x000D_ While there are many grand Victorian homes remaining, these early small workingmans cottages are rarely found today. Fortunately this house has an owner, Judy Foster, who is well aware of the treasure she has.
Schulenburg Boeckler Mill
At the far north end of Stillwater is a small enclave long known as Dutchtown. This settlement dates back 150 years to when the Schulenburg & Boeckler lumber mill established this little village to provide workers for the mill. It was separated by a mile from downtown- Stillwater. In return for their labors, the workers enjoyed company houses, a company store, and meager wages. In those boom days of lumbering, the workers were all German, recruited to come and live in Deutschtown._x000D_ _x000D_ In the heart of Dutchtown, overlooking the river, there is a very narrow byway, thirteen feet wide, one block long, known as Schulenburg Alley. It is such an obscure lane that many people who have lived in Stillwater all their lives have never ventured foot on it. This street was never formally mapped; it simply grew as an access to the dozen or so mill workers cottages that fronted on it._x000D_ _x000D_ Over the years most of these early cottages have been enlarged, or substantially modified. But there is one house at 2011 Schulenburg Alley that remains typical of the small three-room houses that so many Stillwater laborers lived in during the mid-nineteenth century. The front of the house is symmetrical with one window on each side of the door. Inside are two rooms, right and left, divided down the middle. Originally one of these rooms might have been the kitchen, but as soon as possible a third room was added to the rear to serve as a kitchen. The sleeping quarters were in the second-story loft, accessed by a ladder. The bathroom was, of course, outside. The basement, a small cellar about eight feet square, is entered through a trap door in the floor. The windows in the house, two-pane sashes over two-pane sashes are original, as is the wood lap siding._x000D_ _x000D_ While there are many grand Victorian homes remaining, these early small workingmans cottages are rarely found today. Fortunately this house has an owner, Judy Foster, who is well aware of the treasure she has.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
