List of windmills in Rhode Island


This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Rhode Island.
LocationName of mill
and coordinates
TypeBuiltNotesPhotograph
Block IslandHarbor MillSmockc. 1810Blown down 1938
Block IslandLittlefield Mill1877Standing 1900
BristolSmock1797Moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1821.
BristolSmockMid-18th centuryMoved to Fall River, Massachusetts
BristolWilliam Boyd's MillBlown down 1815.
East GreenwichEast StreetSmockc. 1790Moved within East Greenwich 1874
East GreenwichEast Greenwich Mill
Smock1874
JamestownJamestown Mill
Smock1787
Little Compton
Little Compton
MiddletownBoyd's Mill
Smock1810/2001
MiddletownPrescott Farm MillSmock1970
MiddletownChase MillSmock1797Moved within Middletown c. 1855.
MiddletownChase MillSmockc. 1855Moved to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts 1924.
MiddletownHarkness MillSmock1845Burnt down November 1905.
MiddletownBoothden MillSmock1883Burnt down early 20th century
NewportNewport Tower
Towerc. 1677
NewportSmockMoved to Middletown at unknown date.
Newport1663Blown down 1675
PortsmouthQuaker Hill MillSmockMoved within Portsmouth c. 1876
PortsmouthLehigh Hill MillSmockc. 1876Moved to Middletown 1970
PortsmouthJohn Peterson's MillSmock1810Dismantled 1995, rebuilt at Middletown 2001.
TivertonSmockMoved to Newport at unknown date.
WarrenSmock1812Moved to Fall River, Massachusetts at unknown date
unknown locationSmock1770sMoved to Block Island c. 1810.