't Haantje is a former corn mill, located on the Stammerdijk along the Smal in the Dutch municipality of Weesp.
On the spot where 't Haantje now stands, since 1626 there was a seesaw mill that drained the former Kostverlorenpolder. Around 1705 this polder was merged with a number of other polders to form the Community Polder. The larger Community Mill made the seesaw mill superfluous. It was sold and converted into a corn mill.
In 1817 a demolition permit was issued for this mill and in 1820 an oil mill called De Haan was built on the same spot. This mill was converted into a corn mill in 1828. In 1896 't Haantje was sold to the cocoa manufacturer C.J. van Houten, who wanted to save the mill from demolition. In 1918 't Haantje ground for the last time and in 1943 the mill was sold to an artist, who had the work in progress removed.
The mill was restored externally in 1964, followed by a major restoration in 2001/2003. On 23 May 2003 the rotating restored mill 't Haantje was festively reopened. Stelling and windmill are the property of Stichting Molen 't Haantje. 't Haantje is not on display.
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