The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.
The 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. It operated until 1896. Several renovations were done in the 20th century, and it is maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
References and external links
Jamestown tourism information - including hours of the mill
"Historic and Architectural Resources of Jamestown, Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission)
Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Industrial buildings completed in 1787 Smock mills in the United States Museums in Newport County, Rhode Island Mill museums in the United States Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Jamestown, Rhode Island Octagonal buildings in the United States 1787 establishments in Rhode Island Windmills in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island Windmills on the National Register of Historic Places
