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The mill complex was built in 1887, is 900 square meters total area, surrounded by the southern area 3 ½ acre property and is one of the first mills were rebuilt in the Aegean with the start of the Industrial Revolution. The mapping study carried out in 1999 and that of the restoration and conversion into a museum in 2005. The restoration project took about three years from 2006 to 2009 and financed by the Community OPAAX Program (Organized Rural Areas Development Programs), NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE (NBG ), the GREEK PARLIAMENT, the AGRICULTURAL BANK oF GREECE (ATE), the COSMOTE, the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of National Economy. The architecture of the stone built complex composition, made of local marble with soluble morphology of individual tumors refers to monastic type buildings. The nine contiguous individual buildings with elongated elaborate central view on the municipal road, creating an interior atrium - yard in Scheme II dominating splendid funnels (chimney). Not preserved warehouses (BATE) the olives that existed right of the entrance where the current parking lot is located. The two storey buildings are also saved to the central inlet belonged until 1983 to the mill and was used for the owner's office and a storage core for the other. The internationally acceptable standards for the restoration of a monument preceded respect of primary craftsmanship and any newer interventions - changes due to be visible. These two conditions have been complied with apologies and avoiding sophisticated modern techniques and separate the primary uses of each area maintained and restoration work was limited to the primary restoration of the complex. Rehabilitation interventions in nine individual building units are classified into three categories: First: The exact restoration of the shell of each module that decades of roof collapse led to the disintegration of much of the masonry. The stone built bringing the accommodation body - having deposed loose segments - reconstructed where necessary, and boosted with grout the remaining portions of the masonry structure. In the coronation of masonry cement rings constructed from either wood or elements of reinforced concrete. The masonry inner and outer armologithike mortar same technique as the original. The wooden tile roofs constructed in full compliance with the outset exactly their original form, such as the main building of the mill production wherein plated beams from the cylindrical section pine .. The wooden frames - doors, windows, skylights - also made according to the original form, while steelwork existing doors, windows and skylights two elaioapothikon preserved and They repositioned as is. In the inner courtyard the chimney solid brick preserved internally and externally and the large water tank and the adjacent well. The only places where there were specific conversions is the home of security guard - cafe where placed bench to meet current needs, the space of the museum - office which created opening between the floor and the floor, transforming the small ladapothikis adjoining museum a WC, and small store inside the main building which stood at WC for disabled. Second: In view of the complete deforestation - destruction of the seventies of the primary mechanical equipment, which had been built entirely in Mytilene from the workshop of LUKA - KARAMITSOPOULOU led to the search and ultimately purchase similar equipment which was transferred to the Industrial Museum Ermoupolis on Syros for maintenance. The actual neotopothetimenos machinery is the famous factory of Bros Isigonis Izmir and from the abandoned mill Polichnitos Chiotellis property - ERESIOTI and is of about the same age as the original. It consists of an oil mill, three presses, three, drive shaft, an oil pump, De Lavel separation system, a diesel engine construction 1930-1935 brand TANGYE constructed in Birmingham, England under the responsible project engineer is one of the seven similar type diesel engines surviving worldwide. The space of the boiler room that housed the boiler burning core with the boiler producing steam to drive the machine, was completely destroyed. Rescued only the "mirror" of the boiler, which is maintained and positioned in the initial position. also maintained a solid brick pipe leading the steam to the chimney. With special design led to the chimney exhausts of diesel engines today. Of all the mechanical equipment can be put into full operation the diesel engine, the shaft with the conveyor belts, western grinding mill, one pump and a press, in order to enable visitors to gain a complete picture of the traditional way oil production in Lesvos. Tuesday: The possible most discreet presentation of rooms and exhibits signs with two species which is explained in section the use of each space and an explanation of the use of individual machines, moving objects such as scales, pumps etc. and their origin.