The Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building is a historic rice processing facility at 1030
Arkansas Highway 44
Arkansas Highway 44 (AR 44, Ark. 44 and Hwy. 44) is the designation for a state highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway is located in Far Eastern Arkansas and is split into two sections, both of which run close to the Mississipp ...
in
Tichnor, Arkansas Tichnor is an unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location of the Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building, and is the nearest community to the Roland Site (address restricted), both listed on the Nation ...
. It is an L-shaped structure, four stories in height, and rests on a concrete pad that is open to truck access on its north, east, southeast, and northwest elevations. It is sided in corrugated metal and has a metal gable roof. Built in 1955-56 for Woodrow Turner, it is the largest building in the small community, and remains an important facility for local rice growers to dry their crop.
The facility was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2006.
See also
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A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
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References
Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Rice production in the United States
Industrial buildings completed in 1956
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County, Arkansas
1956 establishments in Arkansas
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