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De Immigrant Windmill
Fulton, IL
 former Dutch Mill Motel [gone]
Lansing, IL
The De Immigrant Windmill in Fulton was built from 1999-2001. The windmill was built in the Netherlands and assembled on this hill next to the Mississippi River. It is fully functional. For more, see this website. [map]

The Dutch Mill Motel operated from 1951-1972. The windmill on the roof was added by 1966. In 1972, the motel was sold and became the Pioneer Motel. These photos are from 2007. By 2011, the neon scaffold signs had been replaced with a plastic panel signs. By 2013, the windmill had been painted green. The motel was condemned in 2024 and demolished in 2025. For more, see this website.

Port Edward Restaurant
Algonquin, IL		 Wheaton Windmill
Wheaton, IL		 Dutch Mill [gone]
Greenville, IL
The windmill inside the Port Edward Restaurant was built in the 1920s. It was saved from demolition at a nearby farm. A table was added inside for private dining. this website. [map]

The Wheaton Windmill residence was built in 1942 with materials from a nearby farm in town. [map]

The Dutch Mill originally operated as a cafe. It was housing a bar when this photo was taken in 2005. The windmill was still there in 2008. By 2015, the bar was still there but the windmill was gone.

former windmill [gone]
Moline, IL
2012: 2024:
The former windmill building was built around 1934 as the Dutch Mill Service Station. In 1951, it was housing a barber shop. Later, it housed a used car dealership. It had been vacant since at least 2008. In 2024, just after these photos were taken, the building was destroyed when a tree fell on it during a tornado.

Prairie Mills Windmill
Golden, IL		 Old Dutch Mill Tourist Camp
Industry, IL
The Prairie Mills Windmill was built in 1872 and still has the original stones and gears in place. It now houses a museum and gift shop with tours of the windmill. [map]

The Old Dutch Mill Tourist Camp was established by Ralph Swearingen in 1927. This windmill served as a gas and service station office. The canopy in front of the windmill is gone now. There was also a restaurant, cabins, and a teepee. When the business closed in 1960, everything but the windmill was demolished. It was donated to the city of Industry around 2005. In 2013, the windmill was restored. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Berthold's
Flower Barn & Gifts [gone]
Elk Grove Village, IL		 Irish Mill Inn
Mundelein, IL
Berthold's Flower Barn & Gifts was established in 1934. The blades on the windmill originally turned when the store was open. In the 1990s, the windmill became overgrown with ivy. It has been restored and repainted since then. This photo is from 2012. In 2017, the store closed but the windmill was still there. It was gone by 2018.

The Irish Mill Inn was built in 1930 as the Dutch Mill. Sometime after 1972, the name was changed to the Irish Mill. [map]

Fabyan Windmill
Batavia, IL		 Oughton Estate Windmill
Dwight, IL
The Fabyan Windmill was built by Louis Blackhaus between 1850 and 1860 in Lombard, IL. In 1914, it was purchased by George Fabyan and moved to its current location. A multi-year restoration effort was completed in 2005. For more, see this website. [map]

The Oughton Estate Windmill was built in 1896 by the U.S. Wind, Engine and Pump Company of Batavian. It was used to pump water for the Oughton estate. In 1996, the Oughton family donated the windmill to the village of Dwight. It was restored in 2002. [map]

The Mill
Lincoln, IL

2009:
2024:
The Mill opened in 1929 as the Blue Mill restaurant with a Dutch theme. The building was originally painted blue and the blades on the windmill turned. In 1945, a bar and dance hall were added and the building was painted red. The Mill closed in 1996 and remained vacant until it was nearly demolished in 2006. In 2017, after nearly 10 years of restoration work, it reopened as the Mill Museum, a local history and Route 66 museum. For more, see this website. [map]

Windmill
Middlebury, IN
 Windmill
Bloomingdale, IN
The Windmill in Middlebury is installed at Krider's World's Fair Gardens. It is a replica of the one that Krider Nurseries displayed at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

The Windmill in Bloomingdale is located near the former Jungle Park Speedway which operated from 1926 until 1960. This building was constructed in 1926 and was used as a restaurant and Sinclair gas station. The building looks like it has been vacant for many years now. For more, see this website. [map]

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