Potter and Barker Grain Elevator

The Potter and Barker Grain Elevator is a historic grain elevator located at 1N298 La Fox Road in La Fox, Illinois. The elevator was built in 1868 by former whaling ship captain Lemuel Potter and his brother-in-law Henry Barker. Part of a wave of industrial development in the Fox Valley, it served as a transfer point for grain being shipped along the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad. The elevator represents an intermediate point in the transition from one-story rural elevators to taller, mechanized second stage elevators. Its small capacity is typical of the older one-story elevators, but it includes mechanized systems of unloading and raising grain common to later structures.[2]

Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
Location1N298 La Fox Rd., La Fox, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′14″N 88°24′34″W
Built1868 (1868)
NRHP reference No.16000899[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2016

The elevator was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2016.[1]

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/13/2016 Through 12/30/2016". National Park Service. January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. Ruggiero, Erica (June 8, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Potter and Barker Grain Elevator" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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