National Register Record for TURPIN GRAIN ELEVATOR

Historic Name: TURPIN GRAIN ELEVATOR
Current Name: None
Address: HELEN STREET
City: TURPIN            County: BEAVER
Section: 27, NW 1/4           Township: 5N           Range: 20E          
Description of significance: THE TURPIN ELEVATOR IS A STUDDED, IRON-CLAD LINE ELEVATOR. IT WAS BUILT IN 1925 BY THE LIGHT GRAIN AND MILLING COMPANY AND WAS SERVED BY THE BEAVER, MEADE, AND ENGLEWOOD RAILROAD. IT SERVED THE AREA OF NORTHWEST BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL THE LATE 1960S. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 5/13/83

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: PROCESSING
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: AGRICULTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: 1925            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1983