Victoria Grist Windmill, Historic gristmill in Memorial Square, Victoria, United States.

The Victoria Grist Windmill is a Dutch-style rotating mill built with four large blades that catches wind from any direction. The wooden structure contains traditional grinding stones and is fully covered with protective wooden shakes for weatherproofing.

Built in 1870 by German immigrant craftsmen Fred Meiss Jr and Otto Fiek, the mill used grinding stones imported through a regional port. It became the sole remaining mill of its European design in the southwestern region.

The windmill reflects how German settlers brought their milling traditions to Texas and adapted them to local conditions. It shows the community's connection to European craftsmanship and agricultural practices.

The windmill stood in Memorial Square in downtown Victoria until it was removed in the 1990s due to neglect, so no structure remains to view there today. Visitors researching the site should consult the National Register listing of April 30, 1976, and the ASME Landmark designation of May 1991 rather than expect a standing mill.

The millstones were cut in Germany and shipped to Texas by Rudolph Witte through the port of Indianola in the 1840s, three decades before the mill was built. They could grind 500 pounds of cornmeal a week. The windmill was removed in the 1990s after years of neglect, so nothing of it stands in Memorial Square today.