Pointe-aux-Trembles Windmill

Pointe-aux-Trembles Windmill is a three-story stone structure standing at the corner of Notre-Dame Street and Third Avenue in Montreal. The building keeps its original mechanical parts inside, letting visitors see how grain was ground and processed.

The windmill was built in 1719 to serve the farming community of Pointe-aux-Trembles by grinding grain. It became one of the central industrial buildings that helped the area develop and grow during its early colonial period.

The structure shows how early French-Canadian communities built and used mills to serve their daily needs. Walking around it, you can understand the practical importance of grain processing for the people who lived here.

The site sits on Notre-Dame Street East in an easy-to-reach location where you can walk around and view it from different angles. You can approach it on foot from nearby streets and get a full sense of its structure and setting.

This is one of the tallest remaining mills of its kind in Quebec, standing as a rare survivor from the early 1700s. Its preserved machinery offers a direct look at how colonists adapted Old World milling techniques in North America.

Location: Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

GPS coordinates: 45.63472,-73.49250

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:00