List of windmills in Rhode Island explained

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

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.

WindmillLocationTypeBuiltNotesPhotograph
Harbor MillBlock IslandSmockc. 1810Blown down 1938
Littlefield MillBlock Island1877Standing 1900
BristolSmock1797Moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1821.
BristolSmockMid-18th centuryMoved to Fall River, Massachusetts
William Boyd's MillBristolBlown down 1815.
East StreetEast GreenwichSmockc. 1790Moved within East Greenwich 1874
East Greenwich MillEast Greenwich
41.6636°N -71.4564°W
Smock1874
Jamestown MillJamestown
41.5164°N -71.3744°W
Smock1787
(1st mill)Little Compton
(2nd mill)Little Compton
Boyd's Mill[1] Middletown
41.5008°N -71.2692°W
Smock1810/2001
Prescott Farm MillMiddletownSmock1970
Chase MillMiddletownSmock1797Moved within Middletown c. 1855.
Chase MillMiddletownSmockc. 1855Moved to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts 1924.
Harkness MillMiddletownSmock1845Burnt down November 1905.
Boothden Mill[2] MiddletownSmock1883Burnt down early 20th century
Newport TowerNewport
41.4856°N -71.3097°W
Towerc. 1677
WindmillNewportSmockMoved to Middletown (Chase Mill) at unknown date.
WindmillNewport1663Blown down 1675
Quaker Hill MillPortsmouthSmockMoved within Portsmouth c. 1876
Lehigh Hill MillPortsmouthSmockc. 1876Moved to Middletown 1970
John Peterson's MillPortsmouthSmock1810Dismantled 1995, rebuilt at Middletown 2001.
WindmillTivertonSmockMoved to Newport at unknown date.
WindmillWarrenSmock1812Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts at unknown date
Windmillunknown locationSmock1770sMoved to Block Island c. 1810.

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Notes and References

  1. Eight sails
  2. Mock mill, never a working windmill