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Windmill Cottage

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The windmill allegedly inspired Longfellow's poem, "The Windmill." About ten years after it was attached to the home, Longfellow sent Greene a copy of the poem and, in a letter dated April 18, 1880, speculated "I think this is the first ever poem on the subject." It was published in
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in 1973. By the 1980s, the Windmill Cottage fallen into a state of disrepair. In 1989, Ann and James Millard purchased the Windmill Cottage from the Ladd family and undertook an extensive renovation of the property. The Millard family lived in the home until selling it in 2022.
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bought the cottage in 1866 for his friend, historian
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Windmill Cottage is located in Rhode Island
Windmill Cottage is located in the United States
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
41°39′49″N 71°27′23″W / 41.66361°N 71.45639°W / 41.66361; -71.45639
East Greenwich Historic District
ID74000036
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windmill
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
George Washington Greene
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
George Washington Greene
National Register of Historic Places

Toulon
Pisa
Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy
The Youth's Companion
Hezekiah Butterworth
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places

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