Jamestown Windmill

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
LocationJamestown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W
Built1787
Part ofWindmill Hill Historic District (ID73000276)
NRHP reference No.73000057 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973
Designated CPOctober 2, 1978

The 30-foot (9.1 m) high windmill was built in 1787 to grind corn after the British occupational forces destroyed the previous mill around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island. It operated until 1896.[2] 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
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See also
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Windmill". Jamestown Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-08-30.


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