Beebe windmill was built in 1820 at Sag Harbor for Lester Beebe. Built on the wharf, it was moved to Sherrills Hill (Oakland Cemetery) where it also served as notifier to the town of arriving whaleship.[3] After his death, it was bought by Rose Gelston who had it moved to Bridgehampton where it worked for more than 50 years. In 1882, it was bought by James Sanford and moved to a site south of the railroad. Later, a steam engine was installed to provide power when the wind was not blowing. In 1888, the mill was repaired by millwright Nathaniel Dominy of Long Island. It was moved to a site north of the railroad in 1889. It was operated here until 1915 by the Bridgehampton Milling Company. In that year, it was bought by John E. Berwind and moved to his summer estate, Minden.[4][5]
The machinery of Beebe windmill, in HAER drawing
It is described in a 1977 Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) description as "one of the first Long Island windmills to have a fly, regulators, and cast iron gears" and is the only one with its original versions of those. It is also the only Long Island windmill to have a "decorative" design. With these features it is "the only surviving Long Island windmill which compares to English windmills of the same period."[6] The windmill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Descriptionedit
For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Beebe windmill is a four-story smock mill with an ogee cap winded by a fantail. Four Common sails are carried on a wooden windshaft, as is the wooden clasp arm brake wheel. This drives a cast iron wallower carried at the top of the upright shaft. At its lower end the cast iron great spur wheel drives two pairs of overdrift millstones.
^"Division for Historic Preservation, New York State Department of Parks and Recreation, Building/Structure Inventory: Beebe Windmill". September 1978. Retrieved 2009-06-06. and Accompanying one photo from 1977
^Pulling, Anne Frances, and Leeds, Gerald A (1999). Windmills and Water Mills of Long Island. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. pp. 54–56. ISBN0-7385-0288-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Hefner, Robert J.; Paxton, Gregory B. (August 1977). (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
Beebe smock mill in Bridgehampton
External linksedit
Media related to Beebe Windmill (Bridgehampton, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-67, "Beebe Windmill, Hildreath Lane & Ocean Avenue (moved several times, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY", 11 photos, 6 measured drawings, 19 data pages, 1 photo caption page
December 28, 2023
beebe, windmill, historic, mill, located, southeast, corner, ocean, road, hildreth, avenue, bridgehampton, york, beebe, windmilloriginmill, namebeebe, millmill, locationbridgehampton, yorkcoordinates40, 9343, 3006, 9343, 3006year, built1820informationpurposeco. Beebe Windmill is a historic mill located at the southeast corner of Ocean Road and Hildreth Avenue in Bridgehampton New York 2 Beebe WindmillBeebe windmillOriginMill nameBeebe millMill locationBridgehampton New YorkCoordinates40 56 03 N 72 18 02 W 40 9343 N 72 3006 W 40 9343 72 3006Year built1820InformationPurposeCorn millTypeSmock millStoreysFour story smockBase storeysA few courses of brickSmock sidesEight sided smockNo of sailsFour sailsType of sailsCommon sailsWindshaftWoodWindingFantailFantail bladesEight bladesAuxiliary powerSteam engineNo of pairs of millstonesTwo pairsOther informationNamed after Lester Beebe for whom it was built Beebe WindmillU S National Register of Historic PlacesArchitectTabor Pardon T MPSLong Island Wind and Tide Mills TRNRHP reference No 78001918 1 Added to NRHPDecember 27 1978 Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBeebe windmill was built in 1820 at Sag Harbor for Lester Beebe Built on the wharf it was moved to Sherrills Hill Oakland Cemetery where it also served as notifier to the town of arriving whaleship 3 After his death it was bought by Rose Gelston who had it moved to Bridgehampton where it worked for more than 50 years In 1882 it was bought by James Sanford and moved to a site south of the railroad Later a steam engine was installed to provide power when the wind was not blowing In 1888 the mill was repaired by millwright Nathaniel Dominy of Long Island It was moved to a site north of the railroad in 1889 It was operated here until 1915 by the Bridgehampton Milling Company In that year it was bought by John E Berwind and moved to his summer estate Minden 4 5 nbsp The machinery of Beebe windmill in HAER drawingIt is described in a 1977 Historic American Engineering Record HAER description as one of the first Long Island windmills to have a fly regulators and cast iron gears and is the only one with its original versions of those It is also the only Long Island windmill to have a decorative design With these features it is the only surviving Long Island windmill which compares to English windmills of the same period 6 The windmill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 1 Description editFor an explanation of the various items of machinery see Mill machinery Beebe windmill is a four story smock mill with an ogee cap winded by a fantail Four Common sails are carried on a wooden windshaft as is the wooden clasp arm brake wheel This drives a cast iron wallower carried at the top of the upright shaft At its lower end the cast iron great spur wheel drives two pairs of overdrift millstones See also editList of windmills in New YorkReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Division for Historic Preservation New York State Department of Parks and Recreation Building Structure Inventory Beebe Windmill September 1978 Retrieved 2009 06 06 and Accompanying one photo from 1977 https timesmachine nytimes com timesmachine 1941 07 27 99239137 html pageNumber 160 Pulling Anne Frances and Leeds Gerald A 1999 Windmills and Water Mills of Long Island Charleston SC Arcadia pp 54 56 ISBN 0 7385 0288 X a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Raymond W Smith September 1978 National Register of Historic Places Registration Beebe Windmill New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Retrieved 2010 02 20 See also Accompanying photo Hefner Robert J Paxton Gregory B August 1977 Beebe Windmill PDF Historic American Engineering Record Washington D C Library of Congress p 1 Archived from the original PDF on October 23 2012 Retrieved March 8 2014 nbsp Beebe smock mill in BridgehamptonExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Beebe Windmill Bridgehampton New York at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record HAER No NY 67 Beebe Windmill Hildreath Lane amp Ocean Avenue moved several times Bridgehampton Suffolk County NY 11 photos 6 measured drawings 19 data pages 1 photo caption page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beebe Windmill amp oldid 1178169577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
