List of windmills in New York

This is a list of windmills in the American state of New York.

Locations[]

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Iron windpumps are on this list and noted if listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Amagansett	Amagansett Mill	Smock	1815	Moved within Amagansett 1829.[1]
Amagansett	Amagansett Mill	Smock	1829[2]	Burnt down 1924.[3]
Amagansett	Quail Hill Farms Cottage Mill 40°59′10.1″N 72°08′13.1″W / 40.986139°N 72.136972°W / 40.986139; -72.136972	Smock	1810[4]	Cottage with mill workings removed - New England style smock windmill built into Marilyn Monroe’s/Arthur Miller's Amagansett cottage hideaway, Built in the 1820s, it was converted into a cottage in 1950 by Samuel Rubin, Fabergé perfume mogul. Other famous tenants include Ralph Lauren, Terence Stamp and Kurt Vonnegut. Also known as Deep Lane cottage.[1]
Amagansett	Amagansett Mill Reform Inn Replica[2] 40°58′27.9″N 72°08′40.4″W / 40.974417°N 72.144556°W / 40.974417; -72.144556	Smock	1925
Vlacke Bos	Vanderveer Windmill Farm Mill[3] 40°38′36.1″N 73°57′07.1″W / 40.643361°N 73.951972°W / 40.643361; -73.951972	Tower	1805	Destroyed by fire March 4, 1879. 28ft tall- Stone foundation 3', with beams 28'x2.5' remained in place on Flatbush farm for 75 years, built by John C. Vanderveer to grind grist, the sails were blown off in 1821 and again in 1831 and were not replaced. Used to store grain afterwards, was full of hay when it burnt down.
West Babylon, Long Island, NY.	West Babylon Windmill replica 40°42′15.5″N 73°20′40.3″W / 40.704306°N 73.344528°W / 40.704306; -73.344528	Smock	1984[5]	Village green replica. West Babylon was originally a horticultural farm for tulips, the windmill at Route 109 and Little East Neck rd is a contributing property on the NRHP for the Little East Neck Historic District.
West Babylon, Long Island, NY.	Bulk's Garden Center Windmill	Smock	1929[6]	Demolished in 1983.	1930s picture of Bulk's Windmill 1955 picture
Bay Shore	Conover Mill	Smock	1880[7]
Bay Shore	Conover Mill	Smock	1880[8]
Bridgehampton	Beebe Mill	Smock	1830s	Moved within Bridgehampton 1889
Bridgehampton	Beebe Mill 40°56′03″N 72°18′05″W / 40.93417°N 72.30139°W / 40.93417; -72.30139	Smock	1915	HAER NY-67
Brooklyn	SIMS Metal Management Windmill 40°39′47.2″N 72°00′32.3″W / 40.663111°N 72.008972°W / 40.663111; -72.008972	Wind Turbine	2015	Sims Metal Management opened a recycling facility at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal on the Upper New York Bay in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. A Small wind turbine was installed to provide 4% of the plants electricity.
Sag Harbor	Sag Harbor Convention Center Windmill replica 41°00′10.1″N 72°17′45.7″W / 41.002806°N 72.296028°W / 41.002806; -72.296028	Smock	1966	The Sag Harbor Convention and Visiters Center is a replica of the Beebe Mill, on Long Wharf at 1 Ferry Rd. The spot is 50' east the site of the original mill on Long Wharf. Plaque marking the installation of the Replica mill 20180916 151045
East Hampton	Edwin DeRose Windmill Cottage 40°57′49.2″N 72°11′32.1″W / 40.963667°N 72.192250°W / 40.963667; -72.192250	Smock	1926	Replica of a smock mill built into a large cottage. [4]
East Hampton	Gardiners Island Mill	Smock	1771[9]	Moved within East Hampton 23 May 1795.[10]
East Hampton	Gardiners Island Mill 41°05′28″N 72°06′40″W / 41.09111°N 72.11111°W / 41.09111; -72.11111	Smock	1795	(HAER) No. NY-125- When finished in 1795, the mill was painted white to serve as a navigational landmark for the nearby wharf. It was refurbished in 1816 by N.Dominy V and crew. Further repairs were done by V in 1828 and 1833. The windmill was last used and repaired in 1889[5]
East Hampton	Gardiners Mill 40°57′18.0″N 72°11′31.6″W / 40.955000°N 72.192111°W / 40.955000; -72.192111	Smock	1804
Haye Ground	Hayground Mill		1801	171 Hayground Road, Bridgehampton, NY 11932. Moved within East Hampton to Pantigo beach estate 1950.[11]
East Hampton	Hayground Mill 40°57′18.6″N 72°09′55.8″W / 40.955167°N 72.165500°W / 40.955167; -72.165500		1950[12]	Moved to the dunes Windmill Ln
East Hampton	Hook Mill 40°57′56″N 72°11′02″W / 40.96556°N 72.18389°W / 40.96556; -72.18389	Smock	1806
East Hampton	Wainscott Mill 40°56′01″N 72°14′16″W / 40.93361°N 72.23778°W / 40.93361; -72.23778	Smock	1940[13]	HAER NY-144
East Hampton	Hunting Miller's Mill -(Pantigo) Mill hill site of prev 1771 mill	Smock	Built 1804[14]	Moved within East Hampton, 1850,1917. Originally Southampton Mill Hill II. [15]
East Hampton	Schellinger Mill-'Pantigo' moved to Pantigo and Egypt Ln	Smock	1850[16]	Moved within East Hampton 1850,1917.[17]
East Hampton	Mulford Farm Mill (Pantigo) moved fm Pantigo rd to Mulford[18]	Smock	1917[19]	Mulford Homestead museum 1771 weathervane
East Hampton	Pantigo Mill 40°57′24.0″N 72°11′26.7″W / 40.956667°N 72.190750°W / 40.956667; -72.190750	Smock	1804[20]	Pantigo Windmill - 1771 weathervane
Glen Island	Orient Mill	Smock	1910[21]
Hampton Bays	Good Ground Mill	Smock	1860[22]	Moved to Southampton 1890.[23]
Hempstead	Hofstra Mill	Smock	1903[24]
Hewlett	Hewlett Mill	Smock	1791[25]
Huntington	Sammis Mill	Vertical axle mill	1825[26]
Freeport	Norman Levy Park windmill 40°38′52.3″N 73°33′47.6″W / 40.647861°N 73.563222°W / 40.647861; -73.563222	Spider legged Windmill	2000[27]	The windmill is atop a former landfill, it is used by 2 man-made ponds to provide circulation of fresh-water for a wildlife habitat.
Montauk	Arthur W. B. Wood House & Mill Replica 41°03′17.8″N 71°56′31.1″W / 41.054944°N 71.941972°W / 41.054944; -71.941972	Smock	1928[28]	The windmill is a replica built by Architect A.W.B. Wood along with the house. The house structure incorporates a three-story windmill which is decorative only. It is the only windmill house in Montauk.[6]
	(two mills)[7]
Morristown	McConnell's Mill Stone Mill 44°35′22″N 75°38′42″W / 44.58944°N 75.64500°W / 44.58944; -75.64500	Stone	1825	It is the only windmill on the American side of the St. Lawrence Valley. NRHP
Napoli	Gladden Mill 42°14′07″N 78°53′44″W / 42.23528°N 78.89556°W / 42.23528; -78.89556		1890	a vertical wind turbine built during the 19th century.NRHP listed in 1973, the windmill has been dismantled and moved to Conewango, New York.
Oakdale	Bourne Windmill.[8]	Tower	1911[29]	An American farm design tower windmill, demolished 2004-2005
Orient	Orient Mill	Smock	1810[30]	Moved to Glen Island 1910.[31]
Sagamore Hill	Sagamore Hill windpump windmill 40°53′08.2″N 73°30���01.2″W / 40.885611°N 73.500333°W / 40.885611; -73.500333	Spider legged Windmill	1905[32]	The windmill is a replica of 2 prior windmills Theodore Roosevelt had installed. The 1st was built when the house was constructed in 1881. A 2nd windmill, and a supplemental gasoline powered pump, replaced it in 1905. The mills were utilized to pump fresh water from the well, and the water was sent to a storage tank and to a hot water heater in the house. Despite being in a rural location, Sagamore Hill had the same facilities as most city houses, including a porcelain tub next to the main hall. Contritubing property NRHP
Eastport	Remsenburg Academy windmill 40°48′31.6″N 72°42′21.4″W / 40.808778°N 72.705944°W / 40.808778; -72.705944	Spider legged Windmill	1925[33]	The Spider legged Windmill is on an adjacent property, legs are covered.
Eastport	Remsenburg lodge windmill 40°48′31.4″N 72°43′19.2″W / 40.808722°N 72.722000°W / 40.808722; -72.722000	Smock	1825[34]	The windmill was converted into a laundry room for the salt water pool next to it.
Sag Harbor	Beebe Mill	Smock	1820	Moved to Bridgehampton 1830s, originally on Suffolk street in Sag Harbor, it was the high point to signal when whaling ships were spotted, a flag was then displayed and the residents began converging on the wharf, it was moved 4 more times towards Bridgehampton, ending up on Ocean Lane. Considered the Queen of the Hamptons, Beebe sits on two acres in Bridgehampton.
Sag Harbor	Corwith Mill - Built at Hog Neck 1799	Smock	1800[35]	Moved to Water Mill 1814.[36]
Water Mill	Corwith Mill	Smock	1814[37]	Moved to Water Mill 1814
Water Mill	Water Mill Windmill 40°54′34″N 72°21′15″W / 40.90944°N 72.35417°W / 40.90944; -72.35417		1800	Moved to Water Mill 1814 triangle at Villa Maria
Shelter Island	Shelter Island Mill 41°04′33″N 72°20′08″W / 41.07583°N 72.33556°W / 41.07583; -72.33556		1810	windmill built 1810 at Southold by Nathaniel Dominy jr. He used parts from a previous mill. Moved to Shelter Island by barge.
Shelter Island	Good Ground Mill	Smock	1807[38]	Moved to Hampton Bays 1860[39]
Shelter Island	Sylvester's Mill	Smock	1839[40]	(HAER) No. NY-145[9] Moved in 1926 by Miss Cornelia Horsford to the grounds of Sylvester Manor.
Southampton				Burnt down prior to 1813[41]
Southampton		Smock	1813[42]	Mill Hill II, Moved to Wainscott 1840.[43]
Southampton	Good Ground Mill	Smock	1890[44]
Southampton	Windmill Lane Mill I	Smock	1712[45]	Moved to Mill Hill, Southampton 1890.[46]
Southampton	Mill Hill Mill I, Southampton College	Smock	1890[47]	Arthur Brigham Claflin, a textile magnate, bought the mill and moved it to his estate, where it became a playroom for his daughter. She died after a fall in the mill and it's claimed she haunts it still.
Southampton	Shinnecock Hills Mill 40°53′17.2″N 72°26′44.0″W / 40.888111°N 72.445556°W / 40.888111; -72.445556	Smock	1916[48]	Mill Hill Mill I was part of the Claflin Estate, after WWII the estate was sold and the windmill cottage became the Tucker Mill Inn.
Southampton	National Links Mill 40°54′43.0″N 72°27′03.5″W / 40.911944°N 72.450972°W / 40.911944; -72.450972	Smock	1916[49]	Mill moved from Europe to National Golf Links between the 2nd & 16th holes. Installed by C.B. McDonald and billed to Daniel E. Pomeroy for complaining about an errant ball in a water barrel, and for suggesting a better use of the spot would be a windmill.[10]
Southold	Mill Hill	Smock	1810[50]	Moved to Shelter Island 1839.[51]
St. James	Butler Windmill	Tower	1894[11]	150 foot high tower, the Andrew J.Corcoran designed spider legged windpump was built to be the strongest and highest in the world, the water was pumped to a a mile away to Prescott Hall Butler's estate. A.J.Corcoran Co. built windmills (See Bourne Windmill) and Butler was a NY Attourney. The Butler windpump brand added improvements to the technology of windpumps in 1897, 1898 and 1905[12]
Wainscott	Wainscott Mill	Smock	1840[52]	Built 1813 on Mill hill to replace mill burnt the prior year, (became Mill Hill II), 1841 purchased and moved next to Mill Hill I by owner Barney Green, who owned I & II, 1858 moved to Wainscott by Cornelius Conklin where it remained for 50 yrs, changed owners 2x, 1912 became the Wainscott Public Library. Lathrop Brown purchased the mill in 1922 and moved it to Montauk just west of the Lighthouse where it merged into a cottage, the US Gov't took it in 1942 and Brown gave it to the Georgica Beach Assoc., They moved it to Georgica Pond in the 1940s.[13]

References[]

Sources[]

• Leeds, Gerald A, and Pulling, Anne Francis (1999). Windmills and Water Mills of Long Island. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-0288-X.