Windmill Cottage

Windmill Cottage, located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is a historic house built around 1790 and notable for its connection to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and historian George Washington Greene. Longfellow purchased the cottage for Greene in 1866 and added a circa-1818 windmill to the property in 1870. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has undergone significant renovations since its purchase in 1989. The windmill is said to have inspired Longfellow's poem 'The Windmill,' making this site a fascinating stop for those interested in American literary history and historic architecture.