National Register Record for FARMER'S FEDERATION ELEVATOR

Historic Name: FARMER'S FEDERATION ELEVATOR
Current Name: None
Address: OHIO AVENUE & 4TH
City: CHEROKEE            County: ALFALFA
Section: 2, SW 1/4           Township: 26N           Range: 11W          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN 1917, THIS CLAY TILE ELEVATOR REPRESENTS AN EXPERIMENT IN NEW BUILDING MATERIALS. TILE ELEVATORS WERE SOON SUPPLANTED BY THOSE CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE.THE SQUARE HEADHOUSE IS OFFSET BY THE CURVED WALL OF THE BINS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 10/7/83

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: PROCESSING
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ENGINEERING
Area of Significance 2: AGRICULTURE
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: 1917            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1983