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
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
Copyright info
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