National Register Record for WHITED GRIST MILL

Historic Name: WHITED GRIST MILL
Current Name: None
Address: 306 EAST 7TH STREET
City: ELK CITY            County: BECKHAM
Section: 27           Township: 11N           Range: 21W          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN 1903 BY RUBEN WHITED, THIS MILL WAS POWERED BY A KEROSENE ENGINE. USED PRIMARILY FOR SHELLING AND GRINDING CORN, IN 1928 A FLOUR MILL COMPONENT WAS ADDED. IN 1985 THE MILL WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION AT THE OLD TOWN MUSEUM. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 1/1/76.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: PROCESSING
Current Function: VACANT/ NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: None
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1903            Original Site: NO; MOVED 1985
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: NOTES GATHERED BY THE CULTUS CLUB FROM CONTEMPORARYNEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS, CORRESPONDENCE WITH WHITED FAMILY, AND INTERVIEWS WITH OLD EMPLOYEES OF THE MILL.
Date Prepared: AUGUST 1975