Bronson Windmill

	Bronson Windmill
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Bronson Windmill in 1971
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′21″N 73°17′32″W / 41.17250°N 73.29222°W
Built	1893
Architect	Corcoran Storm-Defying Windmills
NRHP reference No.	71000896
Added to NRHP	December 29, 1971

The Bronson Windmill is an historic windmill at 3015 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is an octagonal wood frame structure 80 feet (24 m) high, with a large wooden water tank in its interior and a cistern below ground. It was built in 1893-94 for Frederic Bronson to provide water for use on his large dairy farm, and is the only windmill in Fairfield (out of many that once dotted its landscape).^[2]

The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ William B. Ely III (October 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bronson Windmill". National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CT-325, "Frederic Bronson Windmill, 3015 Bronson Road, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT", 11 photos, 2 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[nrhpinv3-2] William B. Ely III (October 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bronson Windmill". National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos

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