Jump to content

Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House

Coordinates: 37°54′05″N 99°29′46″W / 37.90139°N 99.49611°W / 37.90139; -99.49611
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House
Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House is located in Kansas
Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House
Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House is located in the United States
Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House
LocationJunction of U.S. Route 50 and County Road 9, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Kinsley, Kansas
Coordinates37°54′05″N 99°29′46″W / 37.90139°N 99.49611°W / 37.90139; -99.49611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1915
Built byBowers, Mr.; Kirk, Roy
NRHP reference No.93000943[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1993

The Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House near Kinsley, Kansas were built in c.1915. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It has also been known as the Ardell West Grain Elevator and Scale House.[1]

It is located at Ardell, a siding along the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks, about 4 metres (0.0040 km) southwest of Kinsley in Edwards County, Kansas. It is on the southwest corner of US Highway 50 and County Road 9.[2]

The grain elevator is of balloon frame construction and has a capacity of 15,000 bushels. It is 26 by 26 feet (7.9 m × 7.9 m) in plan and 32 feet (9.8 m) tall.[2]

The scale house, about 25 feet (7.6 m) away, is 24 by 12 feet (7.3 m × 3.7 m) in plan and 8 feet (2.4 m) tall, and is of frame construction.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Martha Hagedorn-Krass (July 21, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House / 047-2860-0009 / Ardell West Grain Elevator and Scale House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017. With 14 photos from 1992.