| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-125 |
| Corporate Name: | Olive, Sternenberg and Company |
| Local Name: | Centennial Sawmill |
| Owner Name: | S.C. Olive, president; J.A. Sternenberg, manager. |
| Location: | Houston |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1870 |
| End Year: | 1881 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1870 to 1881 |
| Town: | Houston |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Dressed lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
 Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 33000: 1878 |
| Capacity Comments: | 33,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Sidney C. Olive and John Abraham Sternenberg began operating their planing mill in Houston about 1870. Little is known about it, other than it could cut a daily capacity of 33,000 feet, which was respectable for the place and time. The company expanded into the growing Beaumont market in 1876. In 1881, the planing mill at Houston was closed and moved to Beaumont. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |