From 1843 to 1844, Shubal W. Knapp and John Blinn built a three-story frame gristmill. In 1848, Knapp and Blinn sold the mill to George Beiber for $3,000.

James Beiber, George Beiber's son, assumed the operation of the mill after his father's death. James continued to expand his land holdings through purchases from family members,eventually acquiring over 100 acres adjacent to the mill site.

James Beiber's gristmill operations were very successful. In 1876-1877, James and his brother Henry erected a 3.5 story stone mill with a full basement and foundation as a supplement to the original frame gristmill.

The new stone mill housed a saw mill on the first floor and the old grist mill continued to operate successfully. The remaining space in the huge, new mill was never used for any milling process due to the following financial problems.

James Beiber found himself in financial difficulty in 1880 when he could not pay for the stone mill's construction. He was in debt to William H. Marvin for $13,098.

Beiber tried unsuccessfully to pay Marvin, but his beautiful stone mill was auctioned off at the Delaware County Courthouse on March 9, 1889, with Jesse Eury paying $2,505 for the stone mill.

Jesse Eury did not operate the mill due to poor health; but eventually, the frame gristmill was placed back into operation.

Elmer A. Wingston was the miller in 1896 and he eventually became the owner, living in the mill as he was a bachelor. While Wingston operated the mill, the stone dam was destroyed in a flood.

Wingston constructed a log and brush dam, but it too, was ruined by a flood. Out of options, Wingston sold the mill in 1923. Subsequently, the Beiber Mill has had numerous owners. The old frame mill met the fate of many other mills and was devastated by fire.

Unfortunately, due to the proximity of the stone mill, it too was destroyed. The stone mill lost its roof, floors, and massive beam structure to the fire. Today, the mill stands as one of the most impressive mills ever constructed in Ohio and is owned by the State of Ohio. Perhaps just being stabilized as it is shows its incredible size, and since the saw mill was the only operational part, there would not be much cause to restore the grist mill to operational status, since it never really operated as such.