Janin Way, Solvang, California
Perhaps it's no surprise that the guy who designed this storybook Danish Provincial cottage and its adorable matching mailbox also built this -- { source } a working windmill beside his 1940's home he named Møllebakken, or "Mill Hill." { source } The blades on the mill work, but instead of pumping water and grinding grain, they cool a garage with an apartment above it. { source } Ferdinand Sorensen (1900-1987) (his name is often misspelled as Sorenson) was partially inspired by his neighbor J.C. Wulff who had built his own working windmill in Solvang's (or "sunny field's") sunny fields in 1922. { source } He was further inspired by his Danish heritage to build four more windmills in town. He also added many of Solvang's rooftop carved storks and distinct architectural details. { source } Sorensen was on a definite roll by the time he designed the cottage for his niece in 1963. There aren't any listing photos of the foyer, but it leads down a
