Fleming windmill
| Moulin à vent Fleming | |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 1983 |
| Type | Bien archéologique classé |
| ID | 6954 |
| place | Montreal |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 25 '33.9 " N , 73 ° 39' 36.4" W |
| Recognized by | Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine |
| Approved by | Loi sur les biens culturels |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Fleming windmill (French: Moulin à vent Fleming ) is one of 18 preserved historical windmills in the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the southern Montreal district of LaSalle , near the banks of the St. Lawrence River . The address is 9675 Boulevard LaSalle. The windmill was built in 1827 and was in operation until 1892. It has been a provincial monument since 1983 .
history
In 1815, the Scottish immigrant William Fleming built a wooden windmill. The Sulpizians , who at that time still exercised the manorial rule over the Île de Montréal , initially let him go as he only ground barley and rice . When he began to grind wheat in 1816 , the order sued him for violating the fiefdom provisions. After years of legal battles, the Sulpizians got the right. Fleming challenged the judgment, however, and the appellate court ruled in his favor in 1825.
In 1827, Fleming decided to build a more permanent and efficient structure. In the same year, the master bricklayer William Morrison completed it and the windmill went into operation. When William Fleming died in 1860, his son John followed him as a miller . As a result of the rapidly advancing industrialization, the mill made less and less profit and finally had to cease operations in 1892. It was restored for the first time in 1930 and acquired in 1947 by the city of LaSalle (an independent municipality until 2002). Further extensive restorations took place in 1974 and from 1989 to 1991.
Building
Due to the Scottish origin of the client, the Fleming windmills are architecturally different from the rest of the remaining ones. This is particularly evident in the cone-like shape of the tower, which also has a dome-shaped roof. Field stones were used as building material . To protect against the strong winds from the northeast, the tower is reinforced on this side with a wooden panel. The mechanism is intact so the wings can be moved. There is a park around the windmill.
Web links
- Historical and architectural information (French)
- Monument protection information (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Moulin à vent Fleming. In: Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Ministère de culture et communications du Québec, accessed September 29, 2011 (French).