List of windmills in Illinois

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This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Illinois.

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WindmillLocationTypeBuiltNotesPhotograph
Heidemann Mill
Old Mill		 Addison Smock 1868 [1] Burnt down 1958 [1]
Siedhoff Mill
Old Dutch Mill
Barrington Roller Flour Mill		 Barrington 1867 [2] Burnt down 5 August 1884 [2]
Depner Mill [3] Beecher
Franzen Mill
Old Flax Mill		 Bensenville 1850 [4]
Schmidt Brothers Mill
Benson Mill		 Benson Smock 1872 [5]
Jansonnist Mill Bishop Hill 1848 [6]
Holstein Mill Bloomingdale Smock 1872 [7] Wrecked by tornado 1899, later demolished. [7]
Gridley & Covel Mill [8] Bloomington
Jung Mill Broadview Smock 1884 [9] Standing 1884 [9]
Clark Mill Burnt Prairie 1837 [10] Standing 1837 [10]
Blooker Mill, World's Columbian Exhibition Chicago Smock 1893 [11]
Derelict mill, Worlds Columbian ExhibitionChicago Smock 1893Exhibited with an Aermotor windpump erected on top [11]
Old Dutch Mill, Century of Progress Exhibition Chicago Tower 1933 [12] 1934 [12]
Mates Mill, HaymarketChicagoMoved at unknown date to Milwaukee Avenue. [13]
Gray Mill, Milwaukee AveChicagoDemolished 1910. [13]
Vanden Berg Mill [14] Chicago
McKay MillChicago1851 [15] Standing 1851. [15]
Jefferson Mill Des Plaines 1841 [16]
Fischer Mill
Old Dutch Mill
Mount Emblem Cemetery Mill
Ehlers' Mill		 Elmhurst
41°55′46″N87°55′24″W / 41.92944°N 87.92333°W / 41.92944; -87.92333 (Fischer Mill) 		Smock 1867 [17] Closed to the public FISCHER034.jpg
Lalande Mill Fort de Chartres 1731 [18]
Lahman Mill Franklin Grove Smock 1874 [19] Demolished 1900 [19]
De Immigrant Fulton
41°52′2″N90°10′7″W / 41.86722°N 90.16861°W / 41.86722; -90.16861 (De Immigrant) 		Smock 2000 [20] Open and operational Deimmigrantfulton.jpg
Fabyan Mill Geneva
41°52′17″N88°18′21″W / 41.87139°N 88.30583°W / 41.87139; -88.30583 (Fabyan Mill) 		Smock 1915 [21] Tallest windmill in Illinois, open and operational. [21] Fabyan Windmill-3.JPG
Glen Ellyn Mill Glen Ellyn Burnt down prior to 1855. [22]
Prairie Mills Golden
40°6′22.2″N91°0′56″W / 40.106167°N 91.01556°W / 40.106167; -91.01556 (Prairie Mills) 		Smock 1873 [23] Open and operational
Franzen's Old MillGolden Smock 1854 [24] Demolished 1934 [24]
Gronewold MillGolden1865 [25]
Franzen Brothers Mill Gridley 1872 [26]
Rinn Mill
Holland Mill		 Hampshire Smock 1875 [27] 1883 [27]
Swearingen Windmill Industry 1927-1930? [28] Never functional. Built as restaurant attraction in the late 1920s. Still standing.
Jesuit Mill Kaskaskia 1711 [29]
Milburn Mill Kentucky Wrecked by a storm prior to 1789 [30]
Lake Zurich Mill Lake Zurich 1850s [31] Demolished in 1858 [31]
Matteson Mill Matteson Smock 1870s [32]
Schroeder Mill
Monee Mill		 Monee Smock Standing in 1910 [33]
Sauer Mill Nebraska Township 1869 [26] Moved to Gridley 1872 [26]
Jahnke Mill Palatine 1879 [34] Standing in 1894 [34]
Du Sable Mill Peoria 1691 [35] Standing in 1773 [35]
Maillet MillPeoria1778 [36]
Peotone Mill Peotone
41°19′55″N87°47′49″W / 41.33194°N 87.79694°W / 41.33194; -87.79694 (Peotone Mill) 		Smock 1872Closed, awaiting restoration PEOTONE013.jpg
Brand Mill Polo 1850s [37] Damaged by a tornado, date unknown [37]
St Joseph
Brockman Mill
Des Plaines Mill
Park Ridge Mill
Old Dutch Mill		 Schiller Park Smock 1870 [39] Demolished 1920s [39]
Somonauk Mill [40] Somonauk Smock
Bartels Mill
Old Mill
New Bremen Mill		 Tinley Park Smock 1873 [41] Demolished 1911 [41]
Phillipe Mill [42] Urbana
Old Mill Farm Mill [43] Winnetka Smock
York Township Smock 1875 [21] Dismantled 1914, re-erected at Geneva 1915 [21]
Unknown location Smock [44]

Notes

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first recorded date. Iron windpumps are outside the scope of this list unless listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. 1 2 "Heidemann Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Siedhoff Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Depner Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Franzen Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Schmidt Brothers Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Jansonnist Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Holstein Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Gridley & Covel Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Jung Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  10. 1 2 "Clark Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Windmills at the Columbian Exposition of 1893". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  12. 1 2 "Windmill at the Century of Progress Fair of 1934". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  13. 1 2 "Gray Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Vanden Berg Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  15. 1 2 "McKay Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Jefferson Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Fischer Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Lalande Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  19. 1 2 "Lahman Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  20. ↑ "De Immigrant Windmill". City of Fulton, Illinois. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Fabyan Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  22. ↑ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  23. ↑ "The Prairie Mills Windmill". Golden Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  24. 1 2 "Custom Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  25. ↑ "Gronewold Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  26. 1 2 3 "Franzen Brothers Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  27. 1 2 "Rinn Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  28. ↑ "Swearingen Windmill, Industry, Illinois".
  29. ↑ "Jesuit Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  30. ↑ "Milburn Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  31. 1 2 "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  32. ↑ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  33. ↑ "Schroeder Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  34. 1 2 "Jahnke Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  35. 1 2 "Du Sable Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  36. ↑ "Maillet Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  37. 1 2 "Brand Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  38. "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  39. 1 2 "Brockman Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  40. ↑ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  41. 1 2 "Bartels Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  42. ↑ "Phillipe Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  43. ↑ "Old Mill Farm Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  44. ↑ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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