Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA
Summary
Significance: The Sperry Corn Elevator Complex is a reminder of the great Sperry milling enterprises. Not constructed until 1920, the elevator played a distinct role in the Sperry operations and, more importantly, was the major impetus which turned the San Joaquin Valley into a major corn growing area.
Survey number: HAER CA-47
Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1949 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work
Tags
grain elevators
brick buildings
agriculture
flour mills
reinforced concrete construction
grain bins
stockton
sperry
corn
elevator
complex
sperry corn elevator complex
weber
weber avenue
edison
edison street
san joaquin county
san joaquin
california
historic american engineering record
edward j luke
ralston purina
austin sperry
taylor milling company
western industrial engineering company
jean p yearby
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
workers
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Luke, Edward J
Sperry, Austin
Taylor Milling Company
Western Industrial Engineering Company
Ralston-Purina
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Location
Stockton
,
37.96139, -121.30314
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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