The Windmill: A Symbolic Sign of the Times at Stony Brook Southampton - 27 East

The Windmill: A Symbolic Sign of the Times at Stony Brook Southampton

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Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890.  COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890.  COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890.  COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

The windmill, alongside the mansion owned by Arthur Brigham Claflin, a prominent textile magnate, as it appeared circa 1900.              COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

The windmill, alongside the mansion owned by Arthur Brigham Claflin, a prominent textile magnate, as it appeared circa 1900. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

The windmill at the Stony Brook Southampton campus today. The blades have been replaced, but the structure is currently deemed unsafe and is condemned.     DANA SHAW

The windmill at the Stony Brook Southampton campus today. The blades have been replaced, but the structure is currently deemed unsafe and is condemned. DANA SHAW

The windmill at the Stony Brook Southampton campus today. The blades have been replaced, but the structure is currently deemed unsafe and is condemned.     DANA SHAW

The windmill at the Stony Brook Southampton campus today. The blades have been replaced, but the structure is currently deemed unsafe and is condemned. DANA SHAW

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890.  COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

Originally located on Mill Hill on Windmill Lane in Southampton Village, the windmill was move to it's current location on Stony Brook Southampton campus in 1890. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM

The windmill in 2021, sans blades after they were damaged by a storm.    DANA SHAW

The windmill in 2021, sans blades after they were damaged by a storm. DANA SHAW

The cover of the dinner menu for the Tucker Mill Inn restaurant.

The cover of the dinner menu for the Tucker Mill Inn restaurant.

authorMichelle Trauring on Jan 10, 2024
In the eyes of New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., the Montauk Lighthouse is to Long Island as the historic campus windmill is to Stony Brook Southampton. And... more

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