Legendre Flour Mill

The Legendre Flour Mill is located in Stornoway, in Estrie. Built in 1883 by Télésphore Legendre, it is one of the last water mills in Quebec, Canada. He stopped grinding flour around 1940. Another mill existed in the same place before 1883.

Identification

Building name: Legendre water mill
Watercourse:Legendre River
Civic address:Route 161
Municipality:Stornoway
Private property

History

The Legendre mill was rebuilt following a fire which destroyed the Legendre family home as well as their carding, fulling and flour mills. The flour mill was rebuilt the same year as well as their other buildings. It is mainly used for local production, which is relatively low given the altitude of the village and the low production capacity of the land. He produced until the 1940s, when it became easier to buy flour than to produce it. The latter survives compared to the other mills, which were demolished in the 1950s. The Legendre mill was cited Historic monument by the municipality of Stornoway on May 5, 2008, in Quebec.