Visit Us at:
Chase Park
125 Shattuck Place
Chatham, Massachusetts
USA
(1/4 mile from the intersection of Main and Cross Streets)
GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 41.676462
Longitude: -69.958706
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N 41o 40' 35.263"
W 69o 57' 31.341"
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About Us
The Chatham Windmill Group began in 2009 when Frank Messina, a member of the
Chatham Historical Commission, spearheaded a movement to restore the windmill in time for Chatham’s 300th anniversary in 2012.
In the six decades the windmill has been owned by the town of Chatham, it has undergone several restorations, but by the first decade of the
21st century the mill was in a state of disrepair. By 2009 the mill had become an under-appreciated and under-utilized relic and was no longer open to the public for tours. Messina
formed a group of volunteers (the Chatham Windmill Group) who worked cooperatively with Chatham's Parks and Recreation Dept. to bring the mill back to its former glory and to increase public
awareness of one of the town's oldest and most historic buildings.
As a result of the efforts of the Town of Chatham and the Chatham Windmill Group, the windmill is now fully restored
and is currently the only windmill on Cape Cod that (on special "Grinding Days") is set in motion and grinds corn - just as it did in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
The Windmill Group and the Parks and Recreation Dept. continue to work closely together to ensure that the mill remains one of Chatham's enduring
treasures.
Join Us
Share your enthusiasm! We are always happy to welcome volunteers to help raise public awareness of the windmill, to support its programs, and to help sustain
the mill's vital role as a part of Chatham's living history. If you would like to help, please contact the Chatham Windmill Group: ChathamWindmill@gmail.com
For those who are interested in the preservation and maintenance of the Chatham's Godfrey Windmill, please consider a donation to:
Chatham Windmill Group
c/o Chatham Parks and Recreation Department
702 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
Contact Us
Email: ChathamWindmill@gmail.com
Telephone: 508 945-5175
Mailing address:
Chatham Windmill Group
c/o Chatham Parks and Recreation Department
702 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
Fond memories of the mill?
We would love to hear about them! Please send them to us at: ChathamWindmill@gmail.com
© Chatham Windmill Group - Town of Chatham, Massachusetts
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