Fox River Paper Company Historic District Explained
| Fox River Paper Company Historic District |
| Coordinates: | 44.2586°N -88.405°W |
| Built: | - |
| Architect: | E.D. Jones |
| Added: | April 19, 1990 |
| Refnum: | 90000639 |
The Fox River Paper Company Historic District, now known as the Historic Fox River Mills, is a complex of paper mill buildings in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States, built from 1883 to 1915.[1] The historic district includes the Romanesque-styled Ravine/Rag Mills,[2] the Italianate-styled Lincoln Mill which originally milled flour,[3] and the Italianate-styled Fox River Mill.[4] The site is now used as apartments but also retains a functioning hydroelectric canal and privately owned generating station.[5] This hydroelectric infrastructure continues a tradition of electricity from water power dating from the 1880s which makes the Lower Fox River the oldest hydroelectric generation region in the United States.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90000639}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fox River Paper Company Historic District]. Joyce McKay. May 17, 1989. February 29, 2016. National Park Service. .
- Web site: Property Record: Ravine/Rag Mills . Wisconsin Historical Society. February 29, 2016.
- Web site: Property Record: Lincoln Mill . Wisconsin Historical Society. February 29, 2016.
- Web site: Property Record: Fox River Mill . Wisconsin Historical Society. February 29, 2016.
- Web site: Middle Appleton P-7264 . National map of hydropower dams . Hydropower Reform Coalition . 2023-03-19 .
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR HYDROPOWER LICENSE Kimberly Hydroelectric Project . PDF . Division of Hydropower Licensing . Washington, D.C. . Federal Energy Regulatory Commission . 2020-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418084608/https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/P-10674-017%20Enivornmental%20Assessment.pdf . 2022-04-18 . 2023-03-19 . With a power plant placed in operation at Appleton, Wisconsin in 1882, hydroelectric power production has had a longer history in the Lower Fox River area than anywhere else in the country. .
