then removed for strengthening. They were replaced in late 2007. In 1975 it was awarded one of the Civic Trust Heritage Awards. Similar structure in Rhode Island, United States Newport Tower, a stone tower similar to Chesterton Windmill exists in Newport, Rhode Island, US. The commonly accepted theory is that it was built by Benedict Arnold around 1676 after a previous wooden mill was blown down in 1675. It is not quite the same as Chesterton Windmill, having eight round pillars, but it was very similar. The Arnold family, whose place of origin is disputed but may have been either Leamington or further down the Fosse Way, near Ilchester in Somerset, emigrated to Rhode Island in 1635 where Benedict became governor in 1663. This, together with the documentary evidence for the Tower's use as a mill in Arnold's will and the lack of archaeological evidence for the site having been used before the mid-17th century, has led to the generally accepted theory that the Newport Tower was based on Chesterton Windmill. See also List of windmills in Warwickshire References External links Excerpts from History of Chesterton and Kingston by Dorothy Noden via chestertonwindmill.co.uk Chesterton Windmill and an American Mystery Chesterton windmill with canvas sails working in the early 1930s Tourist attractions in Warwickshire Windmills in Warwickshire Tower mills in the United Kingdom Grinding mills in the United Kingdom Grade I listed buildings in Warwickshire Windmills completed in 1632 1632 establishments in England