Floris Grain Elevator Explained

Floris Grain Elevator
Coordinates:36.8703°N -100.7078°W
Built:1900 or 1926
Added:October 7, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Woodframe Grain Elevators of Oklahoma Panhandle TR
Refnum:83004159

The Floris Grain Elevator, located off U.S. Route 64 in Floris, Oklahoma, was built in 1900 or 1926.

It handled over 350,000 bushels of wheat in its first year of operation. It is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma; it was deemed "significant because it is the only extant structure associated with the grain industry and the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad in Floris, Oklahoma. It also served an important function in the agriculture, commerce, and economy of Floris."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83004159}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Floris Grain Elevator]. National Park Service. December 20, 2017. With .