Jamestown Windmill
United States historic place
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The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.
Jamestown Windmill | |
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| Location | Jamestown, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W |
| Built | 1787 |
| Part of | Windmill Hill Historic District (ID73000276) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000057 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
| Designated CP | October 2, 1978 |
The 30-foot (9.1 m) high windmill was built in 1787 to coarse grind flint corn to feed to animals and finer corn meal for farmer families to eat.[2] It was built after the British occupational forces destroyed the previous mill around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island on a half acre of Col. Joseph Wanton's farm, which was confiscated because he was a tory.[3] It operated until 1896.[4] Several renovations were done in the 20th century, and it is maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Images
Windmill viewed from the grounds of the Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island) with Jamestown Windmill in background
See also
- Jamestown Museum: Also part of the Jamestown Historical Society
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island