According to the statement made by the Association of Friends of the Forclaz Mill, “This mill was declared a Historical National Building on the 16th of November, 1985, by Resolution Nº 3066 of the National Ministries of Education and Justice”.

The Forclaz Mill has been a cultural witness of some moments that have been historically significant to the province of Entre Rios, such as the Swiss-French colonization that took place during the XIXth century.

The Forclaz Mill is a Dutch style windmill that was built in between 1888 and 1890 for milling corn and wheat.

Since the mill required powerful winds to work properly, the Forclaz mill never got to work at its full capacity. Its owner had to go back to the old milling system called winch.

Its constructor was Juan Bautista Forclaz. Forclaz was originally from Switzerland. He arrived in Entre Rios in 1859, when he was 6 years old.

The history of the Forclaz mill, like that of many other places in Argentina, speaks of the eagerness to progress of those who arrived in Argentina looking to make the most out of the possibilities offered by the country to all those “who wished to settle in Argentine soil…”