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Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company

Coordinates: 39°55′31″N 104°57′51″W / 39.925278°N 104.964264°W / 39.925278; -104.964264
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Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is located in Colorado
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is located in the United States
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company
Location126 Ave. and Claude Ct., Thornton, Colorado
Coordinates39°55′31″N 104°57′51″W / 39.925278°N 104.964264°W / 39.925278; -104.964264
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1920
NRHP reference No.10000259
CSRHP No.5AM.1445
Added to NRHPMay 17, 2010

The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is a grain elevator in Thornton, Colorado. The building was built in 1920, and is currently vacant. The elevator is an excellent example of a timber-frame, rural grain elevator that stands in stark contrast to the encroaching suburbs around the area.[1][2]

The building is locally significant as an embodiment of High Plains architecture and reflects the transition between rail and truck transportation, as well as the shifts from single-grain to multiple-grain storage in rural Adams County, Colorado. It is also a fine example of the studded elevator construction technique, a response to the introduction of standardized lumber in the 20th century.[1]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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  1. ^ a b "Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company | History Colorado". www.historycolorado.org. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "HistoryColorado" (PDF). HistoryColorado. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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