Old Stone Mill by danapommet
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The Newport Tower (AKA: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower, Old Stone Mill, OSM and Mystery Tower) is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It is commonly considered to have been a windmill built in the mid 17th century. The tower has a height of 28 feet and an exterior width of 24 feet. At one time the sides were coated with a smooth coating of white plaster, the remains of which can still be seen clinging to the outer walls. It is supported by eight cylindrical columns that form stone arches. Above the arches and inside the tower is evidence of a floor that once supported an interior chamber. The walls are approximately 3 feet thick. The chamber is penetrated by four windows on what used to be the main floor, and three very small ones at the upper level. Four of the eight supporting pillars of the tower face the main points of the compass, although other aspects of the design seem curiously haphazard.
In 1992, radiocarbon-14 dating tests of the tower's mortar were undertaken by a team of researchers from Denmark and Finland. The results support a construction date between 1635 and 1698. However, the full range of dates from the samples taken is between 1410 and 1930. Information from Wikipedia.
Photo taken in October 1985 and later scanned.
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Comments (17)
Faemike55
Excellent image and interesting tower.
goodoleboy
Run for the roundhouse, Nellie, they can't corner you there. Wonderful shot of the old structure, with ancient textured stonework galore, Dana!
Charberry
My father was born in Rhode Island. I am fascinated by this history. That is amazing that it can be dated by the mortar. I see the local birds (pigeons?) have a favorite resting place.
mgtcs
Such a amazingly beautiful photo shot my friend, superbly captured.
jocko500
cool shot of this place
durleybeachbum
I love that fringe of pigeons round the parapet!
stick
WOW I was by this tower about 3 weeks ago delivering a wedding cake. The trees are a bit bigger, but still a nice place. And the pigeons are still there.
jmb007
bonne photo!!
flavia49
great shot!
MrsRatbag
What a wonderful building! Great shot!
kbrog
Great capture and info! You can also call it Pigeon tower. ;D
DAVER2112
Cool structure with a lot of history. Very nice capture. :)
jendellas
That is a lovely structure, always amazes me how they built these without all the machinery we have today. Pigeons make a good topping!!!!
sandra46
great capture
MagikUnicorn
Unique place buddy :)
lucindawind
wonderful ! great info too :)
Chipka
This is amazing! I love old stonework and the fact that stuff like this was once so common! It's gorgeous! I'm in love with those textures and I'm trying not to drool. I like the sense of color too, it's very subtle. Great information as well, and yeah, I can pick out the plaster remains inside...I like the unplastered form better! Rich work. Definitely top notch stuff.