Fowler's Mills Historic District

Fowler's Mills is a small crossroads community in Munson Township, Geauga County, Ohio, that grew around a gristmill on the Chagrin River. The district stretches along Fowlers Mill Road and Mayfield Road and holds 24 contributing and 20 noncontributing resources. Its focal points are the 1834 mill, the large 1840 Milo Fowler House with Federal and Greek Revival details, the 1842 Greek Revival Disciple Church, and the 1916 Carlson Store at the crossroads. Houses from the 1840s through 1913, a former schoolhouse, a township school, a mill race and dam, an interurban railway corridor and a cemetery complete the setting. The district was recognized for its role in local industry and commerce between 1829 and 1931, and for its well-preserved rural architecture. The mill operated until 1966, while the general stores declined as automobiles let residents shop in Chardon. The streetscape keeps its nineteenth-century character, in contrast with later development nearby.