Draper's Windmill was built in 1845 by John Holman, the Canterbury millwright, replacing an earlier mill that had previously been moved here from Nayland Point.

The mill worked by wind until 1916, and by a 20 horsepower (15 kW) gas engine[2] until the late 1930s.

[3] The fantail was replaced in 1970, and one pair of sails were erected in December 1971.

[4] Draper's Windmill is a four-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base.

[3] References for above:-[3][7] Thomas M Ind biographical details verified by Dr John Ind from official records(US census, Madison University archive, Ancestry.com, USA naturalisation records).