De Adriaan, Veldhoven

De Adriaan
De Adriaan
The Adriaan
	De Adriaan in 2008
General information
Status	Rijksmonument (37040)
Type	Windmill
Address	Windmolen 17; 5503 XV, Veldhoven
Town or city	Veldhoven
Country	Netherlands,
Coordinates	51°24′43″N 5°24′36″E / 51.411944°N 5.41°ECoordinates: 51°24′43″N 5°24′36″E / 51.411944°N 5.41°E
Completed	1906
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.

Gallery of images[]

Overview of the mill
The mill is built on an artificial hill
Mill seen from the west
Ground floor
Ground floor
Cafeteria
Attic
Terrace next to the mill

Dutch Rijksmonument 37040