List of windmills in Rhode Island
This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Rhode Island.
See all having coordinates in "Map all coordinates using OpenSourceMap" at right.
Locations[edit]
Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Iron windpumps are outside the scope of this list unless listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
| Windmill | Location | Type | Built | Notes | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Mill | Block Island | Smock | c. 1810 | Blown down 1938 | |
| Littlefield Mill | Block Island | 1877[1] | Standing 1900 | ||
| Bristol | Smock | 1797[2] | Moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1821.[3] | ||
| Bristol | Smock | Mid-18th century[4] | Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts[5] | ||
| William Boyd's Mill | Bristol | Blown down 1815.[6] | |||
| East Street | East Greenwich | Smock | c. 1790 | Moved within East Greenwich 1874 | |
| East Greenwich Mill | East Greenwich 41°39′49″N 71°27′23″W / 41.66361°N 71.45639°W |
Smock | 1874 | 
| |
| Jamestown Mill | Jamestown 41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W / 41.51639°N 71.37444°W |
Smock | 1787 | 
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| (1st mill)[7] | Little Compton | ||||
| (2nd mill)[8] | Little Compton | ||||
| Boyd's Mill[1] | Middletown 41°30′03″N 71°16′09″W / 41.50083°N 71.26917°W |
Smock | 1810/2001[9] | 
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| Prescott Farm Mill | Middletown | Smock | 1970[10] | 
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| Chase Mill | Middletown | Smock | 1797[11] | Moved within Middletown c. 1855.[12] | |
| Chase Mill | Middletown | Smock | c. 1855[13] | Moved to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts 1924.[14] | |
| Harkness Mill | Middletown | Smock | 1845[15] | Burnt down November 1905.[16] | |
| Boothden Mill[2] | Middletown | Smock | 1883 | Burnt down early 20th century | |
| Newport Tower | Newport 41°29′08″N 71°18′35″W / 41.48556°N 71.30972°W |
Tower | c. 1677[17] | 
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| Windmill | Newport | Smock | Moved to Middletown (Chase Mill) at unknown date.[18] | ||
| Windmill | Newport | 1663[19] | Blown down 1675[20] | ||
| Quaker Hill Mill | Portsmouth | Smock | Moved within Portsmouth c. 1876[21] | ||
| Lehigh Hill Mill | Portsmouth | Smock | c. 1876[22] | Moved to Middletown 1970[23] | |
| John Peterson's Mill | Portsmouth | Smock | 1810[24] | Dismantled 1995, rebuilt at Middletown 2001.[25] | |
| Windmill | Tiverton | Smock | Moved to Newport at unknown date.[26] | ||
| Windmill | Warren | Smock | 1812 | Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts at unknown date[27] | |
| Windmill | unknown location | Smock | 1770s[28] | Moved to Block Island c. 1810.[29] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Lombardo, Donald (2003). Windmills of New England, Their Genius, Madness, History & Future. Cape Cod, MA: On Cape Publications. ISBN 0-9719547-7-1.
