Farmer's Co-Op Elevator - Hennessey, OK
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hamquilter
N 36° 06.649 W 097° 53.997
14S E 599007 N 3996799
This grain elevator was constructed in three sections over a period of seven years. It is one of the oldest concrete country elevators in Western Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMYAVZ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2018
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This elevator complex was placed on the National Register in 2000. Operated by Farmer's Co-Op of Hennessey, it consists of three sections. The original, West House, was constructed in 1931. It is 110 ft. high with four cylindrical bins 90 ft. high and 18 ft. in diameter, each with a capacity of 103,000 bushels. It has a 2-story head house. In 1935, four additional bins were added, each with a capacity of 95,000 bushels. This is known as the West House.
Later, an additional two bins were constructed four feet east of the elevators. These two bins each held 75,000 bushels, and have a 2-story head house. This is known as the East House.
In 1938, a one-story red brick office building with a hipped roof was constructed southeast of the East House. Another concrete grain elevator south of these was built in the mid-1950's and is not part of this NRHP nomination.
