List of windmills in Rhode Island

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

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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 Mill Block Island Smock c. 1810Blown down 1938
Littlefield MillBlock Island1877 Standing 1900
Bristol Smock 1797 Moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1821.
Bristol Smock Mid-18th century Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts
William Boyd's MillBristolBlown down 1815.
East Street East Greenwich Smock c. 1790Moved within East Greenwich 1874
East Greenwich Mill East Greenwich
41°39′49″N71°27′23″W / 41.66361°N 71.45639°W / 41.66361; -71.45639 (East Greenwich Mill) 		Smock 1874 Windmill Cottage Longfellow East Greenwich RI.jpg
Jamestown Mill Jamestown
41°30′59″N71°22′28″W / 41.51639°N 71.37444°W / 41.51639; -71.37444 (Jamestown Mill) 		Smock 1787 Jamestown Windmill.JPG
(1st mill) Little Compton
(2nd mill) Little Compton
Boyd's Mill [1] Middletown
41°30′03″N71°16′09″W / 41.50083°N 71.26917°W / 41.50083; -71.26917 (Boyd's Mill) 		Smock 1810/2001 Boyd's Grist Mill, Paradise Valley Park, Middletown, Rhode Island.jpg
Prescott Farm Mill Middletown Smock 1970 Prescott Farm Middletown.JPG
Chase MillMiddletown Smock 1797 Moved within Middletown c. 1855.
Chase MillMiddletown Smock c. 1855 Moved to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts 1924.
Harkness MillMiddletown Smock 1845 Burnt down November 1905.
Boothden Mill [2] Middletown Smock 1883Burnt down early 20th century
Newport Tower Newport
41°29′08″N71°18′35″W / 41.48556°N 71.30972°W / 41.48556; -71.30972 (Newport Tower) 		Tower c. 1677 DSCN3887 newporttower e.jpg
WindmillNewport Smock Moved to Middletown (Chase Mill) at unknown date.
WindmillNewport1663 Blown down 1675
Quaker Hill Mill Portsmouth Smock Moved within Portsmouth c. 1876
Lehigh Hill Mill Portsmouth Smock c. 1876 Moved to Middletown 1970
John Peterson's Mill Portsmouth Smock 1810 Dismantled 1995, rebuilt at Middletown 2001.
Windmill Tiverton Smock Moved to Newport at unknown date.
Windmill Warren Smock 1812Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts at unknown date
Windmillunknown location Smock 1770s Moved to Block Island c. 1810.

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References

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

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