National Register Record for FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR

Historic Name: FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR
Current Name: SAME
Address: 121 WEST KANSAS STREET
City: HENNESSEY            County: KINGFISHER
Section: 24, SE 1/4           Township: T19N           Range: R7W          
Description of significance: IN 1942, THE FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR IN HENNESSEY WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN CONCRETE GRAIN STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY. BUILT BETWEEN 1931 AND 1938, THE FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR INCLUDES FOUR CYLINDRICAL SHAPED BINS, REACHING UP TO 110 FEET IN HEIGHT. THIS ELEVATOR ILLUSTRATES THE SUCCESS OF THE COOP MOVEMENT AND LARGER HARVEST YIELDS DESPITE THE EFFECTS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/3/2000.

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: STORAGE
Current Function: AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: AGRICULTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE/ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: OTHER: CONCRETE COUNTRY ELEVATOR
Architect: CHALMERS AND BORTON, AND BURRELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Year Built: 1931-1938            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: Records of Chalmers and Borton Construction Co.
Date Prepared: 06/01/90