Millington House
12 N. 6th Street

Dr. Abel Millington came to Charleston from Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1834. On his arrival, he bought a parcel of land from Gideon Young for $8,000 in gold. Soon he began construction of a flour mill which was located where Hotel Baker now stands. Dr. Millington died prior to the completion of the mill, and in 1838, his son, Darwin, inherited the business. He sold the mill in 1850 to R.J. Haines and for many years it was known as the Haines Excelsior Flour Mill.

Darwin Millington proved to be a generous citizen. He donated land on the east side of 4th Street on which the Old St. Patrick's Church was built in 1851. The younger Millington also gave land to the town for the West Side Park, now named Lincoln Park.

Today the Millington home, a brick dwelling which was built in 1837, still exists as a residence.

For additional photographs, see these sources, more fully described in the Bibliography.

Biography Binder (look under Farnsworth, this is a Fox Valley Mirror)

Also see...

Haines House
Hotel Baker
Old St. Patrick's Church

Sources

• A Bus Tour of St.Charles, IL. 1988-1990. St. Charles: St. Charles Heritage Center
  
• Clauter, Hazel. Our Community--St. Charles. 1967.
  
• Clauter, Hazel. Our Community--St. Charles, IL: Units I-VI: Historical Information Compiled for Third Grade Teachers. 1990.
  
• Pearson, Ruth Ann. Reflections of St. Charles. Elgin: Brethern Press, 1976.
  
• St. Charles Historical Society Bus Tour of Historical Homes. St. Charles: St. Charles Historical Society, 22 Oct. 1978.