Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator

Summary

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]

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, ca. 1980
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator is located in New York
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator is located in the United States
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator
Location131 Goodyear Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°53′59″N 78°49′18″W / 42.89972°N 78.82167°W / 42.89972; -78.82167
Built1912
ArchitectWannenwetsch, C.H.A. & Co.
MPSBuffalo Grain and Materials Elevator MPS
NRHP reference No.03000409[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2003

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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. ^ Sommer, Mark (October 4, 2006). "Fire loss of historic grain elevator is called another case of city neglect". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.

External links edit

  • Description - Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, Buffalo as an Architectural Museum website
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-242, "Wollenberg Grain & Seed Elevator, 133 Goodyear Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY", 11 photos, 2 measured drawings, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page