The Chase Grain Elevator is a

grain elevator A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lowe ...

located in

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. It was built in 1922 and added to the

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in 2010. It is the last known tile elevator remaining in Wisconsin.

History

Chase Grain Elevator was constructed in 1922 on the site of a previous Chase & Sons elevator that burned down in the winter of 1921–22. The fireproof tile elevator was planned to have a capacity of 13,500 bushels. In March 1922, it was estimated to cost $20,000 (approximately today). The elevator is said to illustrate experimental construction techniques during the transition from between wood and concrete elevators. Tile elevator construction ended around 1925. The elevator consists of two cylindrical grain bins, with a third "pocket" bin created from a semi-circle of tile linking the two main bins.

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Dane County, Wisconsin Grain elevators in the United States Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Industrial buildings completed in 1922 Agricultural buildings and structures in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Dane County, Wisconsin