Dutch Windmill

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The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.

Aliases (1)
  • Murphy Windmill ×1

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark
tourist attraction
windmill
architecturalStyle Dutch-style
category Buildings and structures in San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Windmills in the United States
completionDate early 1900s
constructionStart early 1900s
country United States
currentUse photo spot
picturesque landmark
tourist attraction
era early 20th century
function pumping water
hasFeature masonry base
rotating sails
surrounding gardens
wooden superstructure
hasNameInEnglish Dutch Windmill
heritageStatus historic structure
locatedIn California
San Francisco
United States
location Golden Gate Park
material stone
wood
near Ocean Beach
Pacific Ocean
operator San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
originalFunction park irrigation
owner City and County of San Francisco
partOf Golden Gate Park infrastructure
setting western end of Golden Gate Park
significance example of Dutch-style windmill architecture in the U.S.
iconic feature of Golden Gate Park
style Dutch-style
surroundedBy flower gardens
tourism popular photo location
visited by locals and tourists
use irrigation system support

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park ("Murphy Windmill")
hasPart
Dutch Windmill
hasNameInEnglish

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