Murphy Windmill
Murphy Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill location | Golden Gate Park |
Coordinates | 37°45′50″N 122°30′29″W / 37.764°N 122.508°W |
Operator(s) | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
Year built | 1908 |
Information | |
Purpose | Water Pump |
Type | Smock |
No. of sails | 4 |
Other information | 114 foot sail length |
The Murphy Windmill is a functioning
Location
The windmill is south of
History
In the 1870s and 1880s, Golden Gate Park was planted on sand dunes and required substantial irrigation.
Electric water pumps replaced the need for windmills in 1913, and the mill fell into disrepair. By the 1950s, the mill was in a state of ruin. In 1964, the San Francisco Citizens Commission for the Restoration of the Golden Gate Park Windmills was formed and led by Eleanor Rossi Crabtree, daughter of former San Francisco mayor Angelo Rossi. Plans for the Murphy Mill restoration began in 2002, with a reopening in 2012.[6][7]
It was placed on the San Francisco Designated Landmark list on July 2, 2000.[8]
Events
Since 2012 the Dutch community in the Bay Area celebrates King's Day every year at the end of April near Murphy Mill. The event celebrates Dutch culture and traditions, including old Dutch kids games, flea market, Dutch food, beer, music, and dancing.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Golden Gate Park Windmills & Tulips". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ ""Pacific Service" as an Aid to Nature in Golden Gate Park". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Campaign to save the Golden Gate Park Windmills". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Windmills of California". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Murphy Windmill". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Colliver, Victoria (28 April 2012). "Golden Gate Park windmills both will turn". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Murphy Windmill reopens in Golden Gate Park". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "San Francisco Preservation Bulletin No. 9 San Francisco Landmarks". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Administrator. "SFDutch.com | King's Day in San Francisco". www.sfdutch.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.