Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator

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Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator
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Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, ca. 1980
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Location131 Goodyear Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′59″N78°49′18″W / 42.89972°N 78.82167°W / 42.89972; -78.82167
Built1912
ArchitectWannenwetsch, C.H.A. & Co.
MPS Buffalo Grain and Materials Elevator MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000409 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2003

Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator was a historic grain and seed elevator located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1912 and remained in service until 1987. It was notable as the sole surviving example of a wooden or so-called "country style" elevator. It was built in the style of the earliest elevators dating to the 1840s and had a capacity of 25,000 bushels. [2]

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It was destroyed by fire in October 2006. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Claire L. Ross and Francis Kowsky (September 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ Sommer, Mark (October 4, 2006). "Fire loss of historic grain elevator is called another case of city neglect". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
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