Burton Farmers Gin

Burton Farmers Gin
Burton Farmers Gin in 2016
Burton Farmers Gin
Burton Farmers Gin
Location Main St. SE of Burton St.,
Burton, Texas
Coordinates 30°10′40″N 96°35′38″W / 30.17778°N 96.59389°W / 30.17778; -96.59389Coordinates: 30°10′40″N 96°35′38″W / 30.17778°N 96.59389°W / 30.17778; -96.59389
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
Built by Weeren Bros.
MPS Burton MPS
NRHP reference # 91000712[1]
RTHL # 8317
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1991
Designated RTHL 1988

The Burton Farmers Gin is a 2- and 3-story cotton gin house located close to the commercial district of Burton, Texas. It has also been known as Burton Farmers Gin Association's Site No. 3. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

There were 4300 gins in Texas in 1912, according to a Texas Almanac. In the early 20th century, small towns in Washington County, Texas reportedly could support one or two gins. Location next to a railroad or close to cotton production was essential. Burton Farmers Gin was one of four gins that operated in Burton; two ceased operations by the 1910s and the Bauer Gin operated until 1948; these others are all gone. This gin was established by a group of farmers who formed the Burton Farmers Gin Association in 1913. Built in 1914, the gin has gone through numerous alteration and additions. The gin has a 125-HP Bessemer engine, which replaced the original steam engine in 1926. The gin ceased operations in 1974 but its equipment remained in place, and it was in "magnificent" condition. As of 1991, the only other surviving gin was a brick ginhouse in Brenham, Texas.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Julie Strong and Bruce Jenson (April 1991), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burton Farmers Gin / Burton Farmers Gin Association (Site No. 3), National Archives (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog Retrieved April 20, 2017)

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