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The Glen Loch was established in 1827 on the banks of beautiful Butternut Creek to manufacture pearl barley, which was shipped to eastern Pennsylvania and New York City. The thriving mill was partially destroyed by a fire in 1927. In 1929, the Jamesville Milling Company purchased the land and restored the building to manufacture animal feed.
Today, you can look out the window into the Glen and see Fiddler's Green. Created in 1993 to serve as an area for garden weddings, picnics and clambakes. Around the turn of the century, this area was known as Fiddler's Green, also a picnic spot. Some things just don't change! The Glen Loch Restaurant & Catering Company began when the Brae Loch Inn of Cazenovia brought its tradition of hospitality, good food and cozy surroundings to Jamesville's old feed mill in April of 1972. The Glen Loch is owned and operated by Tim and Grey Barr. Not only does Tim run a fine dinning establishment, he is an instructor at Syracuse University in the College of Nutrition and Food Management. Those of you familiar with the Central New York region may already know the legendary restaurateur Grey Barr, who also established our sister restaurant, the Brae Loch, which is located in Cazenovia.
Although we have ceased to be a working mill, the
atmosphere of an era-gone-by remains. We have tried whenever possible, to
leave the old mill just as we found it, with the original hand hew beams
that laid up limestone foundations. However, the most prominent part of
the mill remains our authentic working water wheel. Turned by water alone
this wheel produces over 700 horsepower; and the Glen Loch to this day
still controls the riparian water rights to Butternut Creek.
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