RON HENGGELER

September 13, 2010
A big day at the windmill in Golden Gate Park

On Monday September 12, 2011, the historic restoration of the 1905 Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park took a quantum leap forward.
The 68-ton copper-clad cap was raised by crane to the top of the newly restored tower. Once the cap was in place, the two 108 ft long sail spars where taken up by the crane and threaded through 4 ft square openings in the axle on the outside of the cap. I spent the entire day photographing the incredibly well choreographed procedure.

To view my photo gallery of the Murphy Windmill Restoration Project go to:
RonHenggeler.com http://www.ronhenggeler.com
Photos of the recent work by Roebuck Construction beginning in June 2011, start on page 8 with photo # 278.
(All the new photos as I continue to add them into my web site, will appear on the last pages in this Murphy Windmill Restoration section.)

My heartfelt thanks goes to Roebuck Construction, for allowing me the unlimited access to witness and be a close part of this history-making project.

Lifting the 64 ton cap to the top of the Murphy Windmill's tower

Lifting the 64 ton cap to the top of the Murphy Windmill's tower

On top of the tower as the cap came down

On top of the tower as the cap came down

A moment of rest on top of the cap once it was seated successfully

Close-up view of the axle on the front of the windmill cap

Threading a 117 ft long sail spar through the axle on the windmill's cap

Axle and sail spars fully installed

A long shot of the day's work completed

 

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