De Adriaan, Veldhoven

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De Adriaan
The Adriaan
Molen De Adriaan Veldhoven.jpg
De Adriaan in 2008
De Adriaan, Veldhoven
General information
Status Rijksmonument (37040)
Type Windmill
AddressWindmolen 17
5503 XV, Veldhoven
Town or city Veldhoven
Country Netherlands,
Coordinates 51°24′43″N5°24′36″E / 51.411944°N 5.41°E / 51.411944; 5.41 Coordinates: 51°24′43″N5°24′36″E / 51.411944°N 5.41°E / 51.411944; 5.41
Completed1906
Designations Gristmill, out of use
Cafeteria
References
Database of Mills
De Hollandsche Molen

De Adriaan (English: The Adriaan) is a windmill located on the Windmolen 17 in Meerveldhoven, a neighbourhood of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands. Build in 1906 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as gristmill. The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails have a span of 26.20 meters. The mill is a national monument (nr 37040) since 1 October 1969.

History

Build in 1906 De Adriaan was originally used as a gristmill. It was built in order of the family Van Grinsven from Beek en Donk. Since 1935 the mill is property of the family De Jongh. The mill was in regular use until the 1980s when the family De Jong took another windmill, Sint Jan, in use, located in Hoogeind in Veldhoven. The lower section of the mill are now used as a caferia. The mill is still in ready order. In later days houses were built around the mill, decreasing its visibility.

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