DECORATIVE WINDMILLS 



entire height, surrounding an inner stairway for 

 climbing to the wheel. 



Quaint and beautiful types of Holland windmills 

 are frequently found on American estates in these 

 days of extensive travel and the desire for intro- 

 ducing old-world garden accessories. The Holland 

 windmills invariably have a great, circular outside 

 platform about half-way up the roomy enclosure, 

 and the window-pierced walls reach to the top of 

 the mill, which is surmounted by a great dome and 

 lookout tower. 



Thatched windmills of great decorative value are 

 distinctive features of various suburban sections. 

 Dutch, Scottish, and English types of thatching are 

 carried out in unique designs, some of them covering 

 sides as well as roofs, like that of the "Lyndanwalt" 

 estate at Abington, Pennsylvania. The attractive ex- 

 terior of these thatched structures suggests an 

 equally artistic interior, and one is not disappointed 

 on viewing the spacious rooms, well lighted from 

 the long windows set deeply in the thatched walls. 

 The immense circular platform surrounding the mill 

 near its base serves as a roomy porch. It is securely 

 railed, of course. 



In order to have the windmill practical as well 

 as decorative, it requires special study of tank con- 

 struction and piping. As the wind power cannot al- 



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