De Adriaan, Haarlem

De Adriaan (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːdrijaːn]) is a windmill in the Netherlands that burnt down in 1932[1] and was rebuilt in 2002.

The windmill was built on the foundations of the Goevrouwetoren by Adriaan de Booys, an industrial producer from Amsterdam.

The Goevrouwetoren, or Goede Vrouwtoren (Goodwife Tower), had been the northern support of the city's Catrijnenpoort, a defence work over the River Spaarne.

By the late 18th century, the gate was redundant due to the expansion of the city, and de Booys bought the tower and the land around it from the municipality of Haarlem on April 24, 1778.

By reinforcing the foundations with wooden supporting poles, the mill was built to 34 metres above the level of the river, and above the surrounding city.

De Booys was granted permission to build a windmill to produce cement, paint, and tanbark.

The municipality of Haarlem made 10,000 guilders, a large amount of money, available in 1938 for the renovation of the mill, but this was overruled by the provincial council because of the bad economic situation.