Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village

THF243515 / Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village

Artifact Overview

Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. This photograph shows the mill stones found when the windmill was being dismantled. The windmill was moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the mid-1930s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

31 December 1935

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1391

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Backing (Textile material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.438 in
Width: 11.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Windmills Construction Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Farris Windmill Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

Related Artifacts

Artifact
Farris Windmill
The Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was built in the mid-1600s and operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Farris family ran it for three generations, starting in 1782. The wind moved the sails of this windmill to operate the grain milling machinery inside. The stone first floor was added at Greenfield Village.