Baehring Farm

Christian and Whilhelmina (Mina) Baehring emigrated to the U.S. in 1874. Their sons included Traugott, Hillmore, and Liebrecht. They owned two pieces of land, the homestead, located at about what is now 216 E. Washington St., and the vineyards located at 211 Kettle Moraine Dr. N. Traugott, the oldest, died in 1887 at age 34. Listed as a shoemaker, he also was the village treasurer in 1885-1886. Hillmore, born 1859, worked for William Kortemeyer in the brickyards in Schleisingerville. In 1904 he established his own brickyard next to Kortemeyer's. By 1911 his output of bricks reached the 6 million mark. He also manufactured cement blocks. He built the old Baehring house at the brickyards behind what was the Storck Brewery. It is thought that Hillmore stopped running the brickyard around 1923, ending a long era of brickmaking in Schleisingerville. He passed away in 1929. RB Baehrlng Brickyard. After making the bricks they were placed under the roof of this structure until they cooled off and were ready to be shipped. Hillmore's first wife Wilhelmina (Minnie) passed away in 1899. They had three children. Their youngest son, Adolph, died in 1994 at age 97. Hillmore remarried Hulda Printa and had three more children, Reinhold, Herbert, and Irene. Reinhold died in 1991 at age 90. Herbert "Fat" Baehring went on to become Washington County Sheriff. He died in 1977 at age 71. The third child, Irene, married Louis Zuern who purchased what is now Zuem Building Products in Allenton in 1953. Christian's next son Liebrecht continued to live on the Baehring homestead. He worked at the brickyards and continued to run the family vineyards selling grapes and making wine. Liebrecht passed away in 1941. Liebrecht's son Robert followed living on the homestead. Robert continued running the vineyards and also raised bees to produce honey. He was killed in an auto accident around 1954. At that time Fred and Marian Burow purchased the property containing the vineyards. Marian continued to keep up the vineyards until she passed away in 1985. Fred Burow continues to live at 211 Kettle Moraine Dr. N. The old homestead land was purchased from the Baehring estate by Albert Thiel and Arnold Wichert. They developed it into 22 residential lots known as Scenic Heights. This is the area containing Central and Scenic Avenue.