Baehring Farm
Introduction
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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.
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