Canon Ranch Eclipse Windmill, Sheffield, Pecos County, TX
Summary
Significance: The Canon Ranch "Eclipse" Windmill, "Texas Pattern" type, is the largest functional turbine-wheel style American windmill known to be in existence today, and the only known working model of its size still in its original location. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1307
Survey number: HAER TX-7
Building/structure dates: ca. 1907 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77001465
Tags
Date
1907
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Sheffield (Pecos County, Tex.), 30.69045, -101.82263
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html