Knight Grain Elevator
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| Nearest city | Eureka, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′33″N 112°11′39″W / 39.94250°N 112.19417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Built by | Union Grain & Elevator Co. |
| MPS | Tintic Mining District MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003470[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1979 |
The Knight Grain Elevator, near Eureka, Utah, was built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
It is a 50,000 bu (150,000 mm) concrete grain elevator built by the Union Grain & Elevator Co., of the Knight investment company. It is located off Utah State Route 36, west of Eureka in the Tintic Valley.
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According to its National Register nomination: "This structure was part of the Knight Farm, owned by Tintic mining entrepreneur Jesse Knight. Essentially a dry farming venture, the farm represented one of the largest in the Tintic Valley and illustrates Knight's concern and involvement in all aspects of life in a mining area from mines to power plants, mills, smelters, railroads, drain tunnels, and farming."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Knight Grain Elevator". National Park Service. Retrieved May 4, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1977
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