De Phenix

De Phenix is a smock mill in Nes, Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands which become built in 1880 and is in running order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument. The first mill at the web site became a put up mill that become wrecked by way of a typhoon on 31 December 1833. It become replaced by using a smock mill, De Hoop in 1834.

On 20 June 1880, De Hoop turned into struck via lightning and destroyed with the aid of fire. De Phenix became constructed to update it . It changed into erected in 1880 by using the millwright Van der Meer of Harlingen. Th mill turned into restored in 1952 and once more in 1982 by way of millwright Westra of Franeker. It is the most effective Grondzeiler surviving in Friesland that is a corn mill. De Phenix is listed as a Rijksmonument, quantity 7611. De Phenix is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. There is not any degree, the sails attaining nearly to ground degree. It is a smock mill on a low brick base. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded with the aid of tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails.