Murphy Windmill
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
Murphy Windmill (4 sails, 114 foot sail length) is a smock style mill with a fantail. Built in 1908, it is the second of two windmills originally needed to irrigate the park with groundwater.
Functional until 1913 when replaced by electric water pumps, it fell into ruin by the 1950's.
Restoration began in 2002, and Murphy Windmill was reopened in 2012.
Murphy Windmill
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
Murphy Windmill (4 sails, 114 foot sail length) is a smock style mill with a fantail. Built in 1908, it is the second of two windmills originally needed to irrigate the park with groundwater.
Functional until 1913 when replaced by electric water pumps, it fell into ruin by the 1950's.
Restoration began in 2002, and Murphy Windmill was reopened in 2012.