Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, ca. 1980
Location 131 Goodyear Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′59″N 78°49′18″W / 42.89972°N 78.82167°W / 42.89972; -78.82167Coordinates: 42°53′59″N 78°49′18″W / 42.89972°N 78.82167°W / 42.89972; -78.82167
Built 1912
Architect Wannenwetsch, C.H.A. & Co.
MPS Buffalo Grain and Materials Elevator MPS
NRHP Reference # 03000409[1]
Added to NRHP May 19, 2003

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator was a historic grain and seed elevator located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1912 and remained in service until 1987. It was notable as the sole surviving example of a wooden or so-called "country style" elevator. It was built in the style of the earliest elevators dating to the 1840s and had a capacity of 25,000 bushels.[2]

It was destroyed by fire in October 2006.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying five photographs
  3. ↑ "Fire loss of historic grain elevator is called another case of city neglect." The Buffalo News, October 4, 2006


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