Johann Steinhauer - Economic Success

Economic Success

Johann Steinhauer became Mast Inspector like his father and accomplished a considerable fortune in a short time. He traded timber and he was known for the quality of his products. He founded sawmill at Hermelingshof (Hermalina) and the first paper factory in Riga. He owned estates, manors, and land in Riga and the rest of Latvia becoming the wealthiest man in Riga in the 17th Century.

Manors and Estates that belonged to Johann Steinhauer and his Family:

• Sassenhof or Zasumuiža: In Sassenhof he build the First Paper's manufacturing industry. It operated both by wind and water. The mills produced various grades of paper, and raw materials for the Clothing and Printing Industries.
• Hermelingshof: At this manor Steinhauer build a sawmill driven by a windmill that supplied the ships arriving at the port of Riga.
• Möllershof or Mühlenhof by Riga (Zemunda)
• Wohlershof or Voleri at Dünamünde (Daugavgrīva)
• The meadows and grasslands of Spilwen (Spilve, Riga)
• The windmills at Fosa Island
• Aahaken or Bergshof located in the vicinity of Riga. Here he build his own Port (Bolderāja) to transport timber.
• Schlottmachersholm Schlottmaker
• 4000 acres (lot 5 and 13) as Shareholder in the " Der North Carolina Land und Colonie Establissement" (Wachovia, North Carolina)