Help save a historic brick building damaged by tornado

On May 22, 2008 northeastern Colorado was hit by several powerful tornadoes. The town worst hit, Windsor, is home to an historic 1899 flour mill. The mill, affectionately called the Windsor Mill, was placed on the 2002 Colorado’s Most Endangered Places List. CPI listed the mill at that time because the (now former) owner was running out of funds to continue upgrading and restoring the massive four-story brick and stacked lumber building. The damage caused by the tornado simply devastated the mill. The half of the building that is stacked lumber sustained limited visible damage. The brick half of the building lost the roof and all but the first floor. Pieces of the building lay strewn across Main Street into the weekend following the tornado.
Though most of the historic fabric was demolished on the brick portion of the mill, enough remains to cover the exterior wall in original brick. The current owner of the mill is still assessing her options and will hopefully choose to restore/reconstruct the beautiful and significant Windsor Mill. To offer letters of support or advice, please address all correspondence to Cynthia Torp, via Jonas Landes. Jonas can be e-mailed at jlandes@coloradopreservation.org