Old Higgins Farm Windmill is a historic structure located at 51 Drummer Boy Rd in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1750, designed by John MacKenzie Barnes. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Higgins Farm Windmill
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Old Higgins Farm Windmill is a landmark in Brewster, Barnstable County. It is one of 6,558 landmarks documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.7521, -70.1203 near Brewster. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lewis, Remegio and Eliza G. Sears - Cahoon, Azarias and Fannie M. Howland House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Foster, Capt. Nathan and Polly Dillingham House, Foster, Capt. Jonathan and Polly House, and Drake, Luman Chester Jr. and Delia Manning Cottage.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Old Higgins Farm Windmill is an 18th-century smock windmill now standing at Drummer Boy Park off Old King's Highway in Brewster on Cape Cod. Built in 1795 in East Brewster, it ground grain until about 1900 and was moved several times before being relocated to its present site in 1974. Donated by Mrs. Samuel Nickerson to the Brewster Historical Society, which still maintains it, the mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and restored in 1976.
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