Chase Grain Elevator
Location123 Railroad St.
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°10′44″N 89°12′50″W / 43.178762°N 89.213968°W / 43.178762; -89.213968
Built1922
NRHP reference No.10000540
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 2010
Elevator silos viewed from the railroad tracks, showing the pocket bin in the center.

The Chase Grain Elevator is a grain elevator located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.[1] It was built in 1922 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[2] It is the last known tile elevator remaining in Wisconsin.[1]

History

Chase Grain Elevator was constructed in 1922 on the site of a previous Chase & Sons elevator that burned down in the winter of 1921–22. The fireproof tile elevator was planned to have a capacity of 13,500 bushels.[3] In March 1922, it was expected to cost $20,000 (US$349,662 today).[4]

The elevator is said to illustrate experimental construction techniques during the transition from between wood and concrete elevators. Tile elevator construction ended around 1925.[1]

The elevator consists of two cylindrical grain bins, with a third "pocket" bin created from a semi-circle of tile linking the two main bins.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chase Grain Elevator". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties". National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin". The Price Current-grain Reporter Year Book. 88: 23. October 18, 1922.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin - Notes". The Northwestern Miller. Miller Publishing Company. 129. March 29, 1922.
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