Jamestown Windmill

Infobox_nrhp | name =Jamestown Windmill
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Jamestown, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 30
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 22
long_seconds = 28
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1787
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = March 14, 1973
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000057cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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

The convert|30|ft|m|sing=on 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.

References and external links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/RI/Newport/state2.html National Historic Register]
* [http://www.jamestownri.com/library/history.htm "Historic and Architectural Resources of Jamestown, Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission)]