ILLINOIS WINDMILLS
Dedicated to the history, preservation, and continuing story of windmills in Illinois.
Mill Profiles
Click on a mill name from the list below. Names are derived from their original owner or by popular title because many photographers, landowners, newspapers, and historians incorrectly refer to these structures simply as “old Dutch mills.”
Surviving Windmills in Illinois (5 entries) - sorted by city. Each entry has a profile with photos, history, operational status, official website links, and tourist information.
Destroyed Windmills in Illinois (50 entries) - sorted by city. All entries have a profile, though information may be limited.
Other Surviving Mills in Illinois (3 entries) - sorted by city. Includes water and animal-powered mills.
Surviving Windmills in the United States (59 entries) - sorted by state, then by city. Only entries with photos have links to a profile with more information.
Each mill's construction (c), renovation (r), and/or destruction (d) dates are listed where available
Surviving Windmills in Illinois (5)
Other Surviving Mills in Illinois (3)
Old Dutch Mill, Mount Emblem Mill, Ehlers' Mill
Elmhurst (Mount Emblem Cemetery)
c1867, r1926, r2015 - Open, non-operational.
Old Holland Mill, Old Dutch Mill
Geneva (Fabyan Forest Preserve)
c1877, r1915, r2005 - Open and operational.
Albion
Auburn
Beecher
Belleville
Bloomington
Broadview
Burnt Prairie
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Glen Ellyn
Kentucky
Matteson
Peoria
Polo
St. Joseph
Urbana
Waterloo
Winnetka
(unknown location)
(unknown location)
Destroyed Windmills in Illinois (50)
Surviving Windmills in the United States (59)
Petersburg (Lincoln's New Salem)
c1835, d1840s, r1932 - Open and operational.
Escondido Windmill
Escondido, CA
c2009 - Open and operational.
Old Dutch Mill
Smith Center, KS
c1879, r1938 - Unknown status.
Old Dutch Mill
Wamego, KS
c1879, r1925 - Unknown status.
Spocott Windmill
Cambridge, MD
c1850, r1972 - Open and operational.
Old Higgin's Windmill
Brewster, MA
c1850, r1972 - Open and operational
Windmill Beach House
Buzzard's Bay, MA
Closed, residence.
Red Brook Windmill
Cataumet, MA
c1853, r1905 - Closed, residence.
Rothery Windmill
Cataumet, MA
c1900 - Closed, residence.
Sur Mer Windmill
Chatham, MA
c1820, r1911 - Closed, residence.
Benjamin Godfrey Windmill
Chatham, MA
c1797, r1956 - Open and operational.
Eastham Windmill
Eastham, MA
c1793, r1808 - Open and operational.
John Smith Windmill
Harwich Port, MA
c1792, r1940s - Closed, residence.
Tisbury Windmill
Merry's Windmill
Martha's Vineyard, MA
c1815, r1888 - Closed, residence.
Nantucket Windmill
Nantucket, MA
c1746, r(?) - Open and operational.
Jonathan Young Windmill
Orleans, MA
c1839, r1983 - Open and operational.
Heritage Plantation Windmill
Sandwich, MA
c1800, r(?) - Open and operational.
Wyatt Windmill
South Dartmouth, MA
c1700s, r1924 - Closed, non-operational.
Castle Hill Windmill
Truro, MA
Morning Glory Windmill
Wellfleet, MA
c(?), r1870 - Closed, residence.
Judah Baker Windmill
Yarmouth, MA
c1791, r1999 - Open, non-operational.
Greenfield Windmill
Dearborn, MI
c1633, r1936 - Closed, non-operational.
Seppmann Windmill
Mankato, MN
c1864 - Closed, non-operational.
Old Rush Windmill
New Hartford, MN
c1870s - Open and operational.
Volendam Museum
Milford, NJ
c1960s - Closed, non-operational.
Amagansett Windmill
Amagansett, NY
Closed, non-operational.
Conover Windmill
Bay Shore, NY
Closed, residence.
Beebe Windmill
Bridgehampton
c1890, r 1914, r1984, r2009 - Open and operational.
Gardiner Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1804 - Open, non-operational.
Gardiner Island Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1795, r1815 - Closed, residence.
Hayground Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1801 - Closed, non-operational.
Hook Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1806, r1931 - Open, non-operational.
Wainscott Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1813 - Closed, non-operational.
Pantigo Windmill
East Hampton, NY
c1804, r1910 - Closed, non-operational.
Orient Windmill
Glen Island, NY
c1810, r1840 - Closed, non-operational.
McConnell Windmill
Morristown, NY
c1825 - Closed, non-operational.
Gladden Windmill
(vertical-axis turbine)
Napoli, NY
c1890 - Closed, non-operational
Shelter Island Windmill
Shelter Island, NY
c1810, r1840 - Closed, non-operational.
Betts Windmill
Southampton, NY
c(?), r1890 - Closed, residence.
Claflin Windmill
Southampton, NY
c1713, r2009 - Open, non-operational.
Corwith Windmill
Water Mill, NY
c1800, r1987 - Open, non-operational.
Danish Windmill
Kenmare, ND
c1902, r1959 - Open, non-operational.
Danish Windmill
Minot, ND
c1928, r1960s - Closed, non-operational.
East Greenwich Windmill
East Greenwich, RI
c1874 - Closed, residence.
Jamestown Windmill
Jamestown, RI
c1787, r2001 - Open and operational.
Boyd Windmill
(8 sails)
Middletown, RI
c1810, r1990 - Open and operational.
Prescott Windmill
Middletown, RI
c1811, r1970 - Open and operational.
Newport Tower
Newport, RI
Closed, non-operational.
Millbank Grist Windmill
Millbank, SD
c1884, r2009 - Open and operational.
Flowerdew Hundred Windmill
(relocated from Virginia)
Lubbock, TX
c1612, r1978, r2010 - Open and operational.
Victoria Windmill
Victoria, TX
c1870, r1935 - Closed, non-operational.
Robertson Windmill
Colonial Williamsburg Windmill
Williamsburg, VA
c1621, r1950s - Closed, under renovation.
Davidson Windmill
(8 sails)
Superior, WI
c1904 - Closed, operated by motor.