Wainscott Windmill is an historic

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on Georgica Association grounds in

Wainscott, New York Wainscott is a census-designated place (CDP) that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Censu ...

in the Town of East Hampton. Georgica Association grounds are both within Wainscott and the Village of East Hampton to the east. ''See also:'' Historically, it is known as one of the most frequently-moved windmills on the east end. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1978. Wainscott Mill 20190914 075014-ANI

History

The windmill was built on Mill Hill in

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in 1813, to replace a mill that burned down the previous year. In 1841 it was purchased by Barney Green, who moved it to another site on the hill bounded by Windmill Lane and Hill Street. In 1858 it was purchased by Cornelius Conklin, who moved it to Wainscott, between Bridgehampton and East Hampton, where it remained for over 50 years. After two further owners, it became the site of the Wainscott Public Library in 1912, with its sails and fantail intact. In 1922, Lathrop Brown purchased the mill and moved it to Montauk, where it was added to a cottage on the cliffs west of the Montauk Lighthouse. In 1942, it was used by the US government as part of the war effort. Later that year, Brown donated it to the Georgica Beach Association, who moved it a final time to Georgica Road in Wainscott.Hefner, Robert, "WAINSCOTT WINDMILL HAER No. NY-144." Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2009, page 1-3. From Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (HAER NY,52-WAISCO,3-); http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny1200/ny1274/data/ny1274data.pdf accessed Sept 26, 2018

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