Windmill at Water Mill

The wooden windmill features six-sided walls covered in shingles, extending sails, and a conical tower reaching toward the sky.

Constructed in 1800 and relocated to Water Mill in 1814, this structure represents early American agricultural technology and traditional milling practices.

The windmill belongs to a collection of eleven wooden windmills in the Hamptons, forming the largest concentration of such structures nationwide.

The National Register of Historic Places protects this windmill, which remains accessible for educational tours about early American farming methods.

This windmill functioned as farm equipment rather than a building, allowing multiple relocations throughout its operational history in eastern Long Island.

Location: New York

GPS coordinates: 40.90944,-72.35417

Latest update: March 8, 2025 09:12