List of windmills in Illinois

This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Illinois.

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Windmill  | Location  | Type  | Built  | Notes  | Photograph

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Heidemann Mill
Old Mill  | Addison | Smock | 1868[1] | Burnt down 1958[1] |
Siedhoff Mill
Old Dutch Mill
Barrington Roller Flour Mill  | Barrington |  | 1867[2] | Burnt down 5 August 1884[2] |
Depner Mill[3] | Beecher |  |  |  |
Franzen Mill
Old Flax Mill  | Bensenville |  | 1850[4] |  |
Schmidt Brothers Mill
Benson Mill  | Benson | Smock | 1872[5] |  |
Jansonnist Mill  | Bishop Hill |  | 1848[6] |  |
Holstein Mill  | Bloomingdale | Smock | 1872[7] | Wrecked by tornado 1899, later demolished.[7] |
Gridley & Covel Mill[8] | Bloomington |  |  |  |
Jung Mill  | Broadview | Smock | 1884[9] | Standing 1884[9] |
Clark Mill  | Burnt Prairie |  | 1837[10] | Standing 1837[10] |
Blooker Mill, World's Columbian Exhibition | Chicago | Smock | 1893[11] |  |
Derelict mill, Worlds Columbian Exhibition  | Chicago  | Smock | 1893  | Exhibited with an Aermotor windpump erected on top[11] |
Old Dutch Mill, Century of Progress Exhibition | Chicago  | Tower | 1933[12] | 1934[12] |
Mates Mill, Haymarket  | Chicago  |  |  | Moved at unknown date to Milwaukee Avenue.[13] |
Gray Mill, Milwaukee Ave  | Chicago  |  |  | Demolished 1910.[13] |
Vanden Berg Mill[14] | Chicago  |  |  |  |
McKay Mill  | Chicago  |  | 1851[15] | Standing 1851.[15] |
Jefferson Mill  | Des Plaines |  | 1841[16] |  |
Fischer Mill
Old Dutch Mill
Mount Emblem Cemetery Mill
Ehlers' Mill | Elmhurst
41°55′46″N 87°55′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.92944°N 87.92333°W﻿ / 41.92944; -87.92333﻿ (Fischer Mill) | Smock | 1867[17] | Closed to the public  |
Lalande Mill  | Fort de Chartres |  | 1731[18] |  |
Lahman Mill  | Franklin Grove | Smock | 1874[19] | Demolished 1900[19] |
De Immigrant | Fulton
41°52′2″N 90°10′7″W﻿ / ﻿41.86722°N 90.16861°W﻿ / 41.86722; -90.16861﻿ (De Immigrant) | Smock | 2000[20] | Open and operational  |
Fabyan Mill | Geneva
41°52′17″N 88°18′21″W﻿ / ﻿41.87139°N 88.30583°W﻿ / 41.87139; -88.30583﻿ (Fabyan Mill) | Smock | 1915[21] | Tallest windmill in Illinois, open and operational.[21] |
Glen Ellyn Mill  | Glen Ellyn |  |  | Burnt down prior to 1855.[22] |
Prairie Mills | Golden
40°6′22.2″N 91°0′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.106167°N 91.01556°W﻿ / 40.106167; -91.01556﻿ (Prairie Mills) | Smock | 1873[23] | Open and operational  |
Franzen's Old Mill  | Golden  | Smock | 1854[24] | Demolished 1934[24] |
Gronewold Mill  | Golden  |  | 1865[25] |  |
Franzen Brothers Mill  | Gridley |  | 1872[26] |  |
Rinn Mill
Holland Mill  | Hampshire | Smock | 1875[27] | 1883[27] |
Swearingen Windmill  | Industry |  | 1927-1930?[28] | Never functional. Built as restaurant attraction in the late 1920s. Still standing.  |
Jesuit Mill  | Kaskaskia |  | 1711[29] |  |
Milburn Mill  | Kentucky |  |  | Wrecked by a storm prior to 1789[30] |
Lake Zurich Mill  | Lake Zurich |  | 1850s[31] | Demolished in 1858[31] |
Matteson Mill  | Matteson | Smock | 1870s[32] |  |
Schroeder Mill
Monee Mill  | Monee | Smock |  | Standing in 1910[33] |
Sauer Mill  | Nebraska Township |  | 1869[26] | Moved to Gridley 1872[26] |
Jahnke Mill  | Palatine |  | 1879[34] | Standing in 1894[34] |
Du Sable Mill  | Peoria |  | 1691[35] | Standing in 1773[35] |
Maillet Mill  | Peoria  |  | 1778[36] |  |
Peotone Mill | Peotone
41°19′55″N 87°47′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.33194°N 87.79694°W﻿ / 41.33194; -87.79694﻿ (Peotone Mill) | Smock | 1872 | Closed, awaiting restoration  |
Brand Mill  | Polo |  | 1850s[37] | Damaged by a tornado, date unknown[37] |
St Joseph |  |  |  |
Brockman Mill
Des Plaines Mill
Park Ridge Mill
Old Dutch Mill  | Schiller Park | Smock | 1870[39] | Demolished 1920s[39] |
Somonauk Mill[40] | Somonauk | Smock |  |  |
Bartels Mill
Old Mill
New Bremen Mill  | Tinley Park | Smock | 1873[41] | Demolished 1911[41] |
Phillipe Mill[42] | Urbana |  |  |  |
Old Mill Farm Mill[43] | Winnetka | Smock |  |
| York Township | Smock | 1875[21] | Dismantled 1914, re-erected at Geneva 1915[21] |
| Unknown location  | Smock[44] |  |  |

## Notes

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Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first recorded date. Iron windpumps are outside the scope of this list unless listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Heidemann Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
2. ^ a b "Siedhoff Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
3. ^ "Depner Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
4. ^ "Franzen Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
5. ^ "Schmidt Brothers Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
6. ^ "Jansonnist Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
7. ^ a b "Holstein Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
8. ^ "Gridley & Covel Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
9. ^ a b "Jung Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
10. ^ a b "Clark Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
11. ^ a b "Windmills at the Columbian Exposition of 1893". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
12. ^ a b "Windmill at the Century of Progress Fair of 1934". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
13. ^ a b "Gray Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
14. ^ "Vanden Berg Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
15. ^ a b "McKay Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
16. ^ "Jefferson Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
17. ^ "Fischer Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
18. ^ "Lalande Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
19. ^ a b "Lahman Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
20. ^ "De Immigrant Windmill". City of Fulton, Illinois. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
21. ^ a b c d "Fabyan Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
22. ^ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
23. ^ "The Prairie Mills Windmill". Golden Historical Society. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
24. ^ a b "Custom Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
25. ^ "Gronewold Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
26. ^ a b c "Franzen Brothers Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
27. ^ a b "Rinn Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
28. ^ "Swearingen Windmill, Industry, Illinois".
29. ^ "Jesuit Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
30. ^ "Milburn Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
31. ^ a b "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
32. ^ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
33. ^ "Schroeder Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
34. ^ a b "Jahnke Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
35. ^ a b "Du Sable Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
36. ^ "Maillet Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
37. ^ a b "Brand Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
38. ^ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
39. ^ a b "Brockman Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
40. ^ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
41. ^ a b "Bartels Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
42. ^ "Phillipe Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
43. ^ "Old Mill Farm Windmill". Illinois Windmills. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
44. ^ "(Unnamed Windmill)". Illinois Windmills. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

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