The Turpin Grain Elevator, located off U.S. Route 64 in Turpin, Oklahoma, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Turpin Grain Elevator | |
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| Location | Off U.S. 64, Turpin, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′45″N 100°52′35″W / 36.87917°N 100.87639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Built by | Light, Charles M. |
| MPS | Woodframe Grain Elevators of Oklahoma Panhandle TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002071[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1983 |
It is a wood-frame structure covered by corrugated metal. It was built by the Light Grain and Milling Company in 1925, on the first building lot in the new town of Turpin, established by arrival of the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad. It was in use into the late 1960s.[2]
See also
edit- Knowles Grain Elevator, also NRHP-listed in Beaver County
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Turpin Grain Elevator". National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved June 13, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1982