Jamestown Windmill
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Jamestown Windmill
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| Location | Jamestown, Rhode Island |
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| Built | 1787 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Other |
| Part of | Windmill Hill Historic District (#73000276) |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000057 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
| Designated CP | October 2, 1978 |
The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.
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. The windmill operated until 1896.[2] Several renovations were done in the 20th century and the mill is maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society.
The windmill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Images
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Jamestown Windmill in Jamestown, RI.jpg
Windmill viewed from the grounds of the Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
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Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island) with Jamestown Windmill in background
See also
References and external links
- Jamestown tourism information - including hours of the mill
- "Historic and Architectural Resources of Jamestown, Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission)
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