Concrete Storage Bins - Downtown Washington Historic District - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 33.649 W 091° 00.751
15S E 673166 N 4269914
Not much information, other than they qualify...classified as just "2"..no letter
Waymark Code: WM12ZF6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2020
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County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: W. Front St., behind bank building, Washington
Built: 1910
Classified: 2
Original Occupant: Washington Flour Mill Company District Map
"Industrial . circa 1865-1935, Coded 2
The articulation of the twelve industrial buildings generally follows
materials, forms and detailing of commercial/residential properties
dating to the same period of construction. ... and four
reinforced concrete storage bins behind 217-19 W. Main (Photo 830) also
are included in the industrial group, ... " ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Although wheat had not been the earliest profitable cash crop in
Franklin county, by the early 1870s Washington had two large steam
flour mills running. ... Four reinforced concrete wheat bins
(Photo 830) were constructed circa 1910 by the town's largest mill, the
Washington Flour Mill Company, which had a daily production capacity of
400 bushels. The bins were located behind the mill (destroyed by fire
in more recent history) in City Block 32." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF page 21