Nomination for Chatham Windmill

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVED JUN 3 01978 NOV 3 0 1978 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS 11 NAME HISTORIC The Chatham Windmill AND/OR COMMON same 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER Chase Park, off shattuck Place CITY.

TOWN Chatham STATE - VICINITY OF CODE 3 Massachusetts CLASSIFICATION 025 _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 12th COUNTY Barnstable CODE 001 CATEGORY DISTRICT -BUILDING(S) xSTRUCTURE SITE _OBJECT OWNERSHIP XPUBLIC _PRIVATE _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS X OCCUPIED _UNOCCUPIED -WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE XYES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED _NO PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE XMUSEUM COMMERCIAL _PARK _EDUCATIONAL -PRIVATE RESIDENCE ENTERTAINMENT -RELIGIOUS -GOVERNMENT -SCIENTIFIC _INDUSTRIAL -TRANSPORTATION _MILITARY _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERI Iown of Chatham NAME Board of Selectmen, Edward T. Harrington, Chairperson STREET & NUMBER Town Office Building CITY. TOWN STATE Chatham - - VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Massachusetts 02633 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.

Barnstable County Registry of Deeds STREET & NUMBER Barnstable Complex, Route 6A CITY, TOWN STATE Barnstable REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Historic American Buildings Survey Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth Massachusetts #915 DATE 1934, 1977 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY. TOWN *EDERAL XSTATE _COUNTY _LOCAL Library of Congress, Massachusetts Historical Commission Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts STATE 7 DESCRIPTION CONDITION X EXCELLENT _GOOD FAIR _DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE -UNALTERED X ALTERED CHECK ONE _ORIGINAL SITE *MOVED DATE. 1955 DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Chatham Windmil1 is located in Chase Park on a small hill above Mill Pond in the southeastern corner of Chatham. The Windmill is a three-story octangonal structure with a rotating cap. The sides of the mill taper in to the cap which has a ridge and cambered sides. The blades are attached at one gable and the peak by tail pole extends from the other gable. The entire structure is sheathed in shingles. There are entrances on two sides; one to the north and one to the south. There are two small windows on the second floor. The blades are a simple rectangular grid and are fitted with two sails each to regulate the velocity. On the ground floor is the stone wheel powered by the blades. The mill was originally built in 1797 and much of the fabric of the existing structure is original. Wearing parts, such as gears, have been replaced periodi- cally.

Some of the structure has been replaced during restorations in 1956 and 1977. Both times the work was competently and professionally carried out, con- serving as much of the existing fabric as allowable and avoiding wholesale re- placement.

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 -1500-1599 -1600-1699 X1700-1799 X1800-1899 - 1900- AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION -LAW AGRICULTURE -ECONOMICS _LITERATURE ARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION MILITARY ART _ENGINEERING _MUSIC XCOMMERCE -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY _COMMUNICATIONS XINDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -INVENTION _RELIGION SCIENCE SCULPTURE -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -THEATER _TRANSPORTATION -OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1797 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT Col. Benjamin Godfrey The Chatham Windmill is significant as one of the few surviving wind-powered grist mill in operating condition. The Windmill was the principal grist mill in Chatham throughout the 19th century. The Windmill was built by Colonel Benjamin Godfrey in 1797, whose family continued to own it until the end of the Civil War. The mill passed hands several times but re- mained in use until a gale storm in 1907 destroyed the top of the shaft and arms. In 1908 it was again put back in use and it remained so until 1916. In 1929 another storm tipped the cap, wrecking the trundle and blades again. In 1955 the Windmill was donated to the Town of Chatham by Stuart Crocker. At that time it was moved from its original location on Stage Harbor to its present site. The Town maintains the Windmill as a museum and employes a miller who continues to grind corn.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Wailes; Rex, "Notes on Some Windmills in New England," Old Time New England, V.XXI,No. 3, January, 1931. Hamilton; Edward Pierce, "Some Windmills of Cape Cod," paper read at the Engineer's Club, April 22, 1925. Records of the Town of Chatham 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY_ UTM REFERENCES 1/33 acre ALL,91 1412,011,5,9 CLL EASTING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 14,612,410,6,0 NORTHING BL, ZONE EASTING wLIl,LiIl NORTHING LILu LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE ORGANIZATION Massachusetts Historical Commission STREET & NUMBER 294 Washington Street CITY OR TOWN Boston Clair Baisly Joseph R.

Orfant, National Register Editor & Chatham Historical Commission 24 March 1978 TELEPHONE 617-727-8470 STATE Massachusetts 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL_ STATE_ LOCAL As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. STATE HÍSTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURÉ Potun LWeslouste TITLE Executive Director, Mass. Historical Comm.

DATE 6/21/18 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Thadaten HEOLUGY TORICPRESERVATION ATTEST: DATE // 20-18 KUERER OE THEI DATE OPKYY BOTCH ABSSS GPO 892.453 Property Chatham Windmill State mass. Working Number 6.30.78. 3525 TECHNICAL Photos Maps CONTROL OK 2.6.28 HISTORIAN Impontamy do one or fcco Sunvivina WinD-poWenD GRIST Mils in openatún. Strucrune ltas Beeul moves Frum onsginm locatins But its inbustrial/ commerccal imporzance ro communig outueruus Tons. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JAnntt. belmone "/22/78 AccepT ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER example EeeN HAER SIANAKLANT ARCUHTEGTUNE/ ENAINEERING STRUCTURE. ONK OF FENW LSOFT - - IN WORKING CONDItZON. moved as conditén of gitt to municipalite I corce with Mackougsl, Jackson, and

Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF ALCEPI FOR HNITCHLET w/21/18 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Send-back -6-? - Re-submit Entered United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 NOV 3 0 1978 INT:2106-74 The Chatham Windmill Chatham, MA. 1977 Clair Baisly Chatham Historical Commission Morris Island Road Chtham, MA. 02633 JUN 30 1978 Looking north towards the Windmill ihe NOV 3 0 19/8 Baily Chat, Heit, Cm #2 enlargement. am Mill Prnd (sorith) side TELEPHONE REPORT OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT: To/FROM: doE ORFAnT ADDRESS: MussacHuserts STAFF MEMBER: Mx poubs REPORT: CHATHAM WINDMILL WHAT IS THE UBD - STnuLzue ISELF? SIMPLM TE STRUCTURE BiE CAUSIE IT WAS MOVED. DATE: 1/8/18 PHONE: 617-727-8470 DIVISION: 11/21/16 Why wAs wiwsmill MoveD?

AK GLNER DECIDED TO DONATE II TO THE TOWN AND DID IT WITH THE PROVIGO THST IT BE RELOCATED OFA HIS PROPERTY, ORFANT DOES NOT KNOW HOW NK ORIGINAL SITE AND NEW SITE COMPARK. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER MASSACHUSETTS STATE Date Entered NOV 3 0 1978 Name Chatham Windmi11 Location Chatham Barnstable County Also Notified Honorable Edward W. Brooke Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Honorable Gerry E. Studds State Historic Preservation Officer Mrs. Patricia L. Weslowski Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 NR Byers/bjr 12/14/78 NA''IONA . REGIS' 'ER DA' "'A SHEE' ' DNAME as it appears on federal register: OTHER NAMES: )date of entry: 4 county code: Thatham Windmil1 NOV 3 0 1978 01 S LOCATION street & number city / town vieinity of state county 6NPS REGION: Chase Park, Shattuck P1.

Chatham MA Barnstable NA OWNER -PRIVATE | OSTATE *MUNICIPAL OOCOUNTY MULTiPLE COFEDERAL (agency name), 8ADMINISTRATOR: ) EXISTING SURVEYS HABS CHAER CONHL 10 FUNDED? DYES ONO (II)CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12th (12) SOURCE Of NOMINATION ISTATE -FEDERAL TIONAL REGISTER HISTORIG DISTRICTT HISTORIC LANOMARK1 AGREAGE MA HiSt! ho prepared form ommn BIYESMAME LNG -LOCAL -PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 1 CONDITION Odeteriorated Daltered Dexcellent Doriginal site 17 features: , CSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 Oruins 2OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 Ounaltered Omoved NOT INTACT-O 2m NOT INTACT-O O-NOT INTACT -O Dgood Ounexposed -reconstructed Dunknown WCUNKNOWN-4 . UN KN OMN -5 SO UNKNOWN-6 Ofair -unexcavated Dexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 EO NOT APPLICABLE-8 ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 BACCESS OYES-Restricted DYES - Unrestricted - No Access -Unknown 19 ADAPTIVE USE DYES LONO SAVED?

DYES IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Ono E AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : DENGINEERING-11 -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION -28 2CLAIMS: explain -ARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 DCOMMERCE-6 CENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW-16 "first'O - RELIGION-22 DSETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE -17 - SCIENCE- 23 -URBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH -27 C MILITARY-18 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 DOTHER (SPECIFY) CARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC-19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 'only' D *funetions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: a6architectural style(s): dates of initial construction: major alterations : historic events: ETHNIC GROUP ASSOCIATION architect: @master builder: engineer: landscape architect / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: artist: Martisan: Abullder/contractor: NAMES give role & date PERSONAL: EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Ners initials.

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