Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Hook Windmill, also known as Old Hook Mill, is a historic windmill on North Main Street in East Hampton, New York. It was built in 1806 and operated regularly until 1908.”
Wikipedia article Hook 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 144 fires within 5 miles of Hook Windmill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 were 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 | 93 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hook Windmill: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bistrain Gravel Corporation Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bistrian Gravel Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Digate Concrete Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Digate Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Main Street Historic District | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Pantigo Road Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | East Hampton Railroad Station | 0.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Stephen Sherrill House | 0.5 miles | 1996 |
 | Egypt Lane Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
 | East Hampton Village District | 0.8 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001914 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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