The Currie Grain Elevator

The Currie Grain Elevator. . , Port Perry's historic three-storey grain elevator was erected near the Lake Scugog waterfront more than 140 years ago, and today it can lay claim to being the oldest, largest and most significant, wood-crib grain elevator left standing in Canada. , George Currie began construction of his large grain storehouse, capable of holding 60,000 bushels of grain, during the spring of 1874, just one year after the first train arrived in the town. , The grainery became one of the most important commercial structures in the village, and was the only building in the downtown to survive the devastating fires of 1883 and 1884. , Mr. Currie sold his elevator in 1876 to Aaron Ross and the structure became known as the A. Ross Elevator. , William Ross joined the firm and after his father's death in 1896, he operated the business until 1909 when he sold the thriving business to longtime employee, James Lucas. , Mr. Lucas ran the elevator until 1919 before merging with grain merchants Hogg and Lytle Ltd., who purchased the entire business in 1927. , Toronto Elevators Limited, which operated under the name Master Feeds, bought the elevator in 1949. It was during their ownership that six large grain bins were added to the north of the building. , In 1961 Toronto Elevators merged with Maple Leaf Mills and the company operated under this name until it ceased operation in 1979. , James Burghgraef purchased the vacated building in 1980. When it went up for sale in 2009 Scugog Township purchased this valuable and historic lakefront property.