Jamestown Windmill

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Jamestown Windmill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Jamestown, Rhode Island
Coordinates:	41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W / 41.51639, -71.37444Coordinates: 41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W / 41.51639, -71.37444
Built/Founded:	1787
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Other
Added to NRHP:	March 14, 1973
NRHP Reference#:	73000057 [1]
Governing body:	Private

The Jamestown Windmill is a windmill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.

The 30 foot 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 1895. Several renovations were done in the 20th century and the mill is presently maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as building #73000057.

[edit] References and external links

• National Historic Register
• "Historic and Architectural Resources of Jamestown, Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission)

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