Grenola Mill and Elevator ~ Grenola, KS - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

County of site: Elk County
Location of site: Main St. & Railroad Ave., Grenola
Phone: Phone: (620) 358-2570

"The Grenola Mill and Elevator (c. 1909) is located at Grenola on a siding of the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Company (formerly the mainline of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Southern Kansas Division) in Elk County, standing one mile south of U.S. Highway 160 and east of Main Street, Grenola. The complex is comprised of a studded, balloon frame country grain elevator, a frame mixing room, a frame storage warehouse and scales. The complex once included a cob house which is non-extant. The siding remains intact although it has not been used for nearly 20 years. A frame one room schoolhouse stands on the east edge of the property. The entire complex is now the Grenola Elevator Museum.

"The integrity of the grain elevator is moderately high, although basic changes in technology have affected its appearance. Electricity replaced the original gasoline engine. The elevator was still in working order when it closed in 1985. The man lift is operable. The metal siding and roofs are original to the building. The scales are intact and can be used.

"The Grenola elevator is an example of a studded balloon frame country elevator with a 15,000 bushel capacity. The elevator is a building with ten internal grain bins built on the principle of balloon frame construction. Wooden studs are employed as vertical members. The studs are planked over on the interior to form bins. The Grenola elevator is sheathed with metal sheets which provide some degree of protection against weather and the fire hazard of sparks from railroad steam engines" ~ NRHP Nomination Form

Street address: 1 Railroad Ave. Grenola, KS USA 67346 County / Borough / Parish: Elk County Year listed: 2002 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence Current function: Recreation and Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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