Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Gardiners Island Windmill is a historic windmill on Gardiners Island in East Hampton, New York. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Gardiners Island Windmill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Gardiners Island Windmill between 2007 and 2019, burning about 1 acre in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 June 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 March 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gardiners Island Windmill: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Hampton, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 3 lightning, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | East Hampton | 4 hurt | no account filed |
| November 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hampton | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hampton | $3,000 | Trees were reported down in East Hampton Village. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | East Hampton | - | N Main Street closed due to flooding between Collins Ave and Cedar Street. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | East Hampton | - | Disabled vehicle trapped in flood waters in East Hampton. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | East Hampton | - | Intersection of Collins Ave and N Main Street in East Hampton is underwater and impassible. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Hampton | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Lightning | East Hampton | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Lightning | East Hampton | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jackson Pollock House and Studio | 5.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Ambrose Parsons House | 5.4 miles | 1995 |
| Fort Terry Historic District | 7.3 miles | 2021 | |
| de Kooning, Elaine, House and Studio | 7.4 miles | 2022 | |
| Van Scoy Burying Ground | 7.6 miles | 2023 | |
 | Orient Point Light Station | 7.7 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001912 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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