National Register of Historic Places

Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator

Hooker, Texas County, Oklahoma
Listed
May 12, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002133

About this property

The Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator is a grain elevator in Hooker, Oklahoma. The elevator was built in 1926 by the Riffe & Gilmore Co. and operated by the Wheat Pool Elevator Company. Located along the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, which ran from the east at Beaver, Oklahoma to the west at Keyes, Oklahoma (northeast of Boise City), the elevator served the local wheat industry. It was one of several built to compete with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad elevators in the region. The elevator was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1983 and is one of two National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma located around Hooker.

Location

Hooker, Texas County, Oklahoma
36.86768, -101.21138

Categories

COMMERCEENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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When was Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator listed on the National Register?

Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator?

Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator?

The period of significance for Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator is recorded as the industrial era.

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