The mill was once called "Papirnica," named after the surrounding local area. Initially, it was owned by the parish of Ivanec. Subsequently, it changed hands twice more. It came into the possession of Vjekoslav Cigula and later the Herg family until 1965, when Danica Herg managed the mill. After the 1960s, it became the property of the renowned milling family of Ivan Čaklec from Ivanec. Ivan’s wife, Anđela Čaklec, also took care of the mill; she held a milling certificate and the mill itself was officially registered under her name.

The mill included a room where people would bring grain and wait their turn, as well as a stable for horse-drawn carriages. The mill was constructed from solid materials and still stands today. It was powered by two mill water wheels. A fascinating record from the "Varaždin Gazette" in issue 27 of 1890 reads: “The parish mill in Ivanec with two wheels is available for lease starting October 1st of this year. Detailed conditions can be obtained at the parish house in Ivanec.”

Before World War II, a turbine was installed in the mill, and since 1969 it has operated on electric power. As recently as 2007, the mill was still in regular operation, thanks to its diligent 89-year-old owner. There are fascinating details about Ivan Čaklec, who, around 1952, reconstructed a large 8-meter mill wheel in Pust’s Mill. He also crafted two wooden mill wheels for Friščić’s mill, the last of which was installed in 2004. In addition to these, he produced water mill wheels for other significant mills in the Ivanec area.

A noteworthy fact about the mills in Ivanec, significant even on a global level, was published in “Hrvatsko jedinstvo” in 1945, sourced from the Varaždin city chronicle. It reads:
“In December 1783 and January 1784, the winter was so harsh that the ice on the Drava River tore apart the mills. This disaster severely affected the townspeople, soldiers, and the surrounding population because grain could no longer be milled. When flour ran out, so did bread and other baked goods. In this hardship, the town municipality turned to the county with a plea to announce to the millers in Ivanec that Varaždin’s millers would bring their grain to be milled there.”

The written text reveals the long-standing and significant economic tradition of the mills in Ivanec, powered by the water force of the Bistrica mountain stream. Based on the mentioned records, we can see the importance that the mills of Ivanec held in those times, especially considering that Ivanec, among others, had two large mills: Pust’s Mill (“Pustov mlin”) and Kukuljević-Rajter’s Mill.