List of windmills in New York explained

This is a list of windmills in the American state of New York.

Windmills

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Iron windpumps are on this list and noted if listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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WindmillLocationTypeBuiltNotesPhotograph
Hayground WindmillAmagansett
Smock1815Moved within Amagansett 1829.
Amagansett Mill CompanyAmagansettSmock1814Burnt down 1924.
Aquebogue Windmill replicaAquebogue, New York
Smock2008The plans for the original Pantigo windmill were used to recreate a working copy. Another rebuild in 2021 replaced the whips after they were caught on a Mulberry tree.
Quail Hill Farms Cottage MillAmagansett
40.9861°N -72.137°W
Smock1810Cottage with mill workings removed - New England style smock windmill built into Marilyn Monroe’s/Arthur Miller's Amagansett cottage hideaway, Built in the 1820s, it was converted into a cottage in 1950 by Samuel Rubin, Fabergé perfume mogul.[1] Other famous tenants include Ralph Lauren, Terence Stamp and Kurt Vonnegut. Also known as Deep Lane cottage.[2]
Amagansett Mill Reform Inn ReplicaAmagansett
40.9744°N -72.1446°W
Smock1925Mock mill, copy of Amagansett mill which burned the year before.
Vanderveer Windmill Farm Mill[3] Vlacke Bos
40.6434°N -73.952°W
Tower1805Destroyed by fire March 4, 1879. 28 ft tall- Stone foundation 3', with beams 28'x2.5' remained in place on Flatbush farm for 75 years, built by John C. Vanderveer to grind grist, the sails were blown off in 1821 and again in 1831 and were not replaced. Used to store grain afterwards, was full of hay when it burnt down.
West Babylon Windmill replicaWest Babylon, Long Island, NY.
40.7043°N -73.3445°W
Smock1984Village green replica. West Babylon was originally a horticultural farm for tulips, the windmill at Route 109 and Little East Neck rd is a contributing property on the NRHP for the Little East Neck Historic District.
Bulk's Garden Center WindmillWest Babylon, Long Island, NY.Smock1929Demolished in 1983.1930s picture of Bulk's Windmill 1955 picture
Conover MillBay ShoreSmock1880
Dix WindmillWesthampton Beach 40°48'26.1"N 72°38'44.3"WSmock1870Built into a summer mansion for pumping water (residential), moved to great lawn 2023
Beebe MillBridgehamptonSmock1830sMoved within Bridgehampton 1889
Beebe MillBridgehampton
40.9342°N -72.3014°W
Smock1915HAER NY-67
Sag Harbor Visitor's Center Windmill replicaSag Harbor
41.0028°N -72.296°W
Smock1966The Sag Harbor Convention and Visiters Center is a replica of the Beebe Mill, on Long Wharf at 1 Ferry Rd. The spot is 50' east the site of the original mill on Long Wharf.
Edwin DeRose Windmill CottageEast Hampton
40.9637°N -72.1923°W
Smock1926Replica of a smock mill built into a large cottage.[4]
Gardiners Island MillEast HamptonSmock1771Moved on Gardiner's Island 23 May 1795. Gardiner wrote in his Journal & Farm Book that his old gristmill which he called the "Petticoat" was "crazy & gone to Decay: very little care taken of her in the war from 1775 to 1782. He was 25 in 1795.
Gardiners Island MillEast Hampton
41.0911°N -72.1111°W
Smock1795(HAER) No. NY-125- When finished in 1795, the mill was painted white to serve as a navigational landmark for the nearby wharf. It was refurbished in 1816 by N.Dominy V and crew. Further repairs were done by V in 1828 and 1833. The windmill was last used and repaired in 1889[5]
John Lyon Gardiner MillEast Hampton
40.955°N -72.1921°W
Smock1804Still at original loc opposite Lyon Gardiners grave and village pond on James Lane. Saltbox cottage was rebuilt 2015.
Hayground MillHaye Ground1801171 Hayground Road, Bridgehampton, NY 11932. Moved within East Hampton to Pantigo beach estate 1950.
Hayground MillEast Hampton
40.9552°N -72.1655°W
1950Moved to the dunes Windmill Ln
Odd Fellows WindmillHollis, Queens
40.7048°N -73.7623°W
Tower mill1892194th St, Hollis, NY 11912. Built to fill two holding tank for plumbing at the Odd Fellows Aged home and later orphanage. Removed from service 1959, demolished 2004
Hook MillEast Hampton
40.9656°N -72.1839°W
Smock1806Fully restored mill by Nathaniel Dominy V
Wainscott MillEast Hampton
40.9336°N -72.2378°W
Smock1940HAER NY-144
Hunting Miller's Mill -(Pantigo) Mill hill site of prev 1771 millEast HamptonSmockBuilt 1804Moved within East Hampton, 1850,1917. Originally Southampton Mill Hill II.
Schellinger Mill-'Pantigo' moved to Pantigo and Egypt LnEast HamptonSmock1850Moved within East Hampton 1850,1917.
Mulford Farm Mill (Pantigo) moved fm Pantigo rd to MulfordEast HamptonSmock1917Mulford Homestead museum 1771 weathervane
Pantigo MillEast Hampton
40.9567°N -72.1908°W
Smock1804Pantigo Windmill - 1771 weathervane
Southold MillsGlen IslandSmock1810Orient mill VI. by Dominy V. Moved by J. Starin in 1898 to his theme park, off New Rochelle, burned down a year later
Good Ground MillHampton BaysSmock1807This smock windmill, built by Dominy V. in 1807 on Shelter Island, served the island until it was moved to Good Ground in the 1860s. From the 1860s until 1880 the mill was in operation at Good Ground. In 1880, the Good Ground Windmill was moved to the village of Southampton and built into a seaside cottage.
Peconic WindmillSouthold
41.0546°N -72.4746°W
Smock1840 the Goldsmith Inlet Grist Mill was built as a tidal mill at the inlet on the North Fork of Long Island, New YorkWindmill added 1870, 1898 Blizzard destroyed the windmill, the water mill operated for 5 more years, then abandoned. Razed 1906
Hofstra MillHempsteadSmock1903
Hewlett MillHewlettSmock1791
Sammis MillHuntingtonVertical axle mill1825
Norman Levy Park windmillFreeport
40.6479°N -73.5632°W
Spider legged Windmill2000The windmill is atop a former landfill, it is used by 2 man-made ponds to provide circulation of fresh-water for a wildlife habitat.
Arthur W. B. Wood House & Mill ReplicaMontauk
41.0549°N -71.942°W
Smock1928The windmill is a replica built by Architect A.W.B. Wood along with the house. The house structure incorporates a three-story windmill which is decorative only. It is the only windmill house in Montauk.[6]
Bowerie Windmill(City Hall Park)[7] Nieuw Amsterdam
40.7121°N -74.0078°W
Pole Mill1663 Buyten de Landtpoort (Beyond the Land Gate)Dutch. Marker was in New York City, New York, in New York County. Marker was at the intersection of Broadway and Barclay Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Marker was on the fence at the southern end of City Hall Park [8] The windmill in City Hall Park was built by carpenters in 1663-64 and replaced an earlier one that was first erected before 1628 along the Beaver's Path at the tip of Manhattan. This windmill was located on the "common lands" outside the city limits and continued to grind flour after the English took control of Nieuw Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664.[9]
Beaver Trail Windmill(City Hall Park)[10] Nieuw Amsterdam
40.7036°N -74.0156°W
Pole Mill1628 Public Mill Fort George was in Neiuw Amsterdam.The windmill was first erected before 1628 next to the fort at the tip of Manhattan.[11]
(two mills)[12] Morris Island
McConnell's Mill
Stone Mill
Morristown
Stone1825It is the only windmill on the American side of the St. Lawrence Valley. NRHP
Gladden MillNapoli
42.2353°N -78.8956°W
1890a vertical wind turbine built during the 19th century.NRHP listed in 1973, the windmill has been dismantled and moved to Conewango, New York.
Bourne Windmill.[13] OakdaleTower1911An American farm design tower windmill, demolished 2004-2005
Orient windmillsOrientSmock1810Moved to Glen Island 1898. See article for details
Sagamore Hill windpump windmillSagamore Hill, Oyster Bay
40.8856°N -73.5003°W
Spider legged Windmill1905The windmill is a replica of 2 prior windmills Theodore Roosevelt had installed. The 1st was built when the house was constructed in 1881. A 2nd windmill, and a supplemental gasoline powered pump, replaced it in 1905. The mills were utilized to pump fresh water from the well, and the water was sent to a storage tank and to a hot water heater in the house. Despite being in a rural location, Sagamore Hill had the same facilities as most city houses, including a porcelain tub next to the main hall. Contributing property NRHP
Remsenburg Academy windmillEastport
40.8088°N -72.7059°W
Spider legged Windmill1925The Spider legged Windmill is on an adjacent property, legs are covered.[14]
Remsenburg lodge windmillEastport
40.8087°N -72.722°W
Smock1825The windmill was converted into a laundry room for the salt water pool next to it.
Beebe MillSag HarborSmock1820Moved to Bridgehampton 1830s, originally on the wharf, moved to Sherrill's hill on Suffolk street in Sag Harbor, it was the high point to signal when whaling ships were spotted, a flag was then displayed and the residents began converging on the wharf, it was moved 4 more times towards Bridgehampton, ending up on Ocean Lane. Considered the Queen of the Hamptons, Beebe sits on two acres in Bridgehampton.
Shelter Island MillShelter Island
41.0758°N -72.3356°W
1810windmill built 1810 at Southold by Nathaniel Dominy V. He used parts from a previous mill. Moved to Shelter Island by barge.
Good Ground MillShelter IslandSmock1807Moved to Hampton Bays 1860
Sylvester's MillShelter IslandSmock1839(HAER) No. NY-145[15] Moved in 1926 by Miss Cornelia Horsford to the grounds of Sylvester Manor.
PoleSouthamptonreplaced by Mill Hill IBurnt down prior to 1813
SouthamptonSmock1813Mill Hill II, Moved to Wainscott 1840.
Good Ground MillSouthamptonSmock1890The Good Ground Gristmill in Hampton Bays is a historic gristmill that was located on the corner of Montauk Highway and Ponquogue Avenue. Built on Shelter Island, New York in 1807, it was moved by barge to Good Ground in 1860.[16]
Windmill Lane Mill ISouthamptonSmock1712Moved from Mill Hill, to site next to Shinnecock GC Southampton 1890.
Mill Hill Mill I, Southampton CollegeSouthamptonSmock1890Arthur Brigham Claflin, a textile magnate, bought the mill from Mrs Hoyt, where it became a playroom for his daughter. She died after a fall in the mill and it's claimed she haunts it still.
Shinnecock Hills MillSouthampton
40.8881°N -72.4456°W
Smock1814Mill Hill Mill I was part of the Claflin Estate, after WWII the estate was sold and the windmill cottage became the Tucker Mill Inn resort.
National Links MillSouthampton
40.9119°N -72.451°W
Smock1916Mill moved from Europe to National Golf Links between the 2nd & 16th holes. Installed by C.B. McDonald and billed to Daniel E. Pomeroy for complaining about an errant ball in a water barrel, and for suggesting a better use of the spot would be a windmill.[17]
Mill Hill ISoutholdSmock1810Moved to Shelter Island 1839.
Mill Hill IISoutholdSmock1806Built at Brooklyn Hgts, moved to Paulus Hook, NJ 1812. moved to Southold 1839.
Butler WindmillSt. JamesTower1894[18] 150 foot high tower, the Andrew J. Corcoran-designed spider legged windpump was built to be the strongest and highest in the world, the water was pumped to a reservoir a mile away to Prescott Hall Butler's estate. A.J.Corcoran Co. built windmills (See Bourne Windmill) and Butler was a NY Attourney. The Butler windpump brand added improvements to the technology of windpumps in 1897, 1898 and 1905[19]
Corwith Mill - Built at Hog Neck 1799Sag HarborSmock1800Moved to Water Mill 1814.
Corwith MillWater MillSmock1814Moved to Water Mill 1814
Water Mill WindmillWater Mill
40.9094°N -72.3542°W
1800Moved to Water Mill 1814 triangle at Villa Maria
Wainscott MillWainscottSmock1840Built 1813 on Mill hill to replace mill burnt the prior year, (became Mill Hill II), 1841 purchased and moved next to Mill Hill I by owner Barney Green, who owned I & II, 1858 moved to Wainscott by Cornelius Conklin where it remained for 50 yrs, changed owners 2x, 1912 became the Wainscott Public Library. Lathrop Brown purchased the mill in 1922 and moved it to Montauk just west of the Lighthouse where it merged into a cottage,[20] the US Gov't took it in 1942 and Brown gave it to the Georgica Beach Assoc., They moved it to Georgica Pond in the 1940s.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McHugh . Catherine . 12 May 2021 . Windmill House Offers a Cozy, Whimsical Hamptons Home—or a Lavish Development Opportunity . Mansion Global.
  2. News: You can rent Marilyn Monroe's Hamptons summer cottage. 5 May 2018. Dorn. Sara. New York Post.
  3. Web site: Tilting At Flatbush Windmills (1879). The Brownstone Detectives. 23 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Wanna live in a windmill?. 19 May 2016. Kussin. Zachary. New York Post.
  5. Web site: Gardiner's Island Windmill . Hefner . Robert . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C..
  6. Web site: Montauk's only 'windmill house' hits the market. 17 May 2018. Gould. Jennifer. New York Post.
  7. Beaver Mill, a working windmill
  8. Web site: Windmill Historical Marker - Birth of a City: Nieuw Amsterdam & Old New York . Historical Marker Database.
  9. News: June 4, 1879 . The Windmills of Manhattan . The New York Times . 2.
  10. Beaver Mill, a working windmill
  11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fe66ccbf629a6c1f5929d9/1499110587020-QYYZ8I7HGLCBE3X4ZC7R/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w
  12. Mock Mill, never a working windmill
  13. Some Recent Farm Buildings, Estate of Commodore Frederick Bourne . Architectural Forum . 1919 . 30 . 3 . 74–76.
  14. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1998/05/17/issue.html
  15. Web site: Shelter Island Windmill . Hefner . Robert . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C..
  16. Web site: Town of Southampton Draft Historic Resources Survey . April 2014 . 11-1.
  17. Web site: National Golf Links of America Tour by Jon Cavalier. 23 February 2016.
  18. A Very High Windmill . Scientific American . April 7, 1894 . LXX . 14 . 217.
  19. Web site: Pictorial Of Different Models . Butler Manufacturing Co. . Vintage Windmill Parts List.
  20. News: 31 August 1955 . Historic Montauk House Sold to Magazine Editor . The New York Times . 36.
  21. Web site: Wainscott Windmill . Hefner . Robert J. . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C..