Boyd's Windmill, Middletown

Name: Boyd's Windmill
Address: Middletown, United States

#5 among attractions in Middletown

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Boyd's Windmill, also known as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, is a historic smock mill at Paradise Valley Park on Prospect Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island. John Peterson built the windmill at the corner of Mill Lane and West Main Rd. in Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1810, and William Boyd purchased it in 1815. It originally had four common sails, but four more were added by the family. The mill is a timber-frame structure, octagonal in shape, and about 30 feet tall, with a rotating cap powered by eight vanes with canvas sheets. The grindstones in the middle of the mill are Fall River granite; the upper one, which is connected to the power mechanisms, rotates six times for each turn of the mill's main shaft. In 1916 Benjamin Boyd removed the original vanes and powered the mill using a gasoline engine. It is one of only two historic windmills to survive on Aquidneck Island. ()

Built: 1810 (214 years ago)Coordinates: 41°30'3"N, 71°16'11"W

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Newport EastMiddletown United States

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Boyd's Windmill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norman Bird Sanctuary, Easton's Beach, Whitehall Museum House, Paradise School.

1 miE
Nature and wildlife, Museum, Park
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
25 min walk • Norman Bird Sanctuary is a 325-acre bird sanctuary, nature preserve, environmental education center, and museum at 583 Third Beach Road in Middletown, Rhode Island overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
1.4 miSW
41°29'16"N • 71°17'29"W
Easton's Beach, Newport
37 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
0.9 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Whitehall Museum House, Middletown
24 min walk • The Whitehall Museum House is the farmhouse modified by Dean George Berkeley, when he lived in the northern section of Newport, Rhode Island that comprises present-day Middletown in 1729–1731, while working to open his planned St Paul's College on Bermuda.
~440 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Paradise School, Middletown
3 min walk • The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown.
0.8 miE
Archaeological site
Gardiner Pond Shell Midden, Aquidneck Island
21 min walk • The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area.
1.4 miSW
41°29'19"N • 71°17'27"W
Exploration Center & Aquarium - Save The Bay, Newport
36 min walk • Museum, Aquarium, Park
1 miS
Shingle style architecture
Lyman C. Josephs House, Middletown
27 min walk • The Lyman C. Josephs House, also known as Louisiana, is a historic home at 438 Wolcott Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island. Architect Clarence Luce designed the house, which was built in 1882, and is a well-preserved early example of the Shingle style.
0.8 miNE
Area
Newport County, Newport
21 min walk • Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions.
0.7 miS
Universities and schools
St. George's School, Middletown
17 min walk • St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducational boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, United States, just east of the city of Newport, on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

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Nearby attractions include Paradise School, Middletown (3 min walk), St. George's School, Middletown (17 min walk), Newport County, Newport (21 min walk), Gardiner Pond Shell Midden, Aquidneck Island (21 min walk).