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Former Willis Bros Flour Mill

Other Name Bluestone Mill Location 16-20 Piper Street (Cnr Ebden Street),, KYNETON VIC 3444 - Property No B4714 File Number B4714 Level Local

[1/1] B4714 Willis Bros Mill

Statement of Significance

Frederick Castilla commenced flour milling on the site of the Willis Bros. Mill in 1860, just six years after the crown grant of the land at Campaspe Flat, as Kyneton was then known.
Various millers owned the premises and in 1897 it was taken over by Mr George Willis. The Willis family bought the property in 1907 and is still the proprietor in 1980.
The flour mill played an important role in the country community and this mill was built to reflect that position; of stone, complete with crenellated parapets, since lost when the roof was raised to accomodate new machinery, and a handsome two-storey timber verandah. The mill is three storeys high with a basement and has a large timber extension to one side. There is also a stone residence for the miller and stone stables.
The mill premises are intact other than for pieces of flooring removed at various times for the installation of machinery.
The engine house has been demolished. The original milling machinery was destroyed in 1964.
Classified: 14/08/1980
See also File Numbers B3855 (68 - 74 Piper Street) ; B0636 (Royal George Hotel); B2027 (Old Church of England Rectory) & B4716 (Kyneton Market Building.)