Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator explained

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator
Location:131 Goodyear Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:42.8997°N -78.8217°W
Built:1912
Architect:Wannenwetsch, C.H.A. & Co.
Added:May 19, 2003
Mpsub:Buffalo Grain and Materials Elevator MPS
Refnum:03000409

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator was a historic grain and seed elevator located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1912 and remained in service until 1987. It was notable as the sole surviving example of a wooden or so-called "country style" elevator. It was built in the style of the earliest elevators dating to the 1840s and had a capacity of 25,000 bushels.[1]

It was destroyed by fire in October 2006.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator. 2016-07-01 . Claire L. Ross. PDF. September 2002. and Accompanying five photographs
  2. News: Sommer . Mark . Fire loss of historic grain elevator is called another case of city neglect . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026091916/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-152343497.html . 2012-10-26 . The Buffalo News . October 4, 2006.