Argenta in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grain Elevator Office

Historical Building

— Circa 1900 —

Grain Elevator Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

1. Grain Elevator Office Marker

Inscription.

[On rear reads]
Eagle Scout Project
Stephen Ryan
Troop 31
September 2020
Special Thanks to the Community of Argenta

Erected 2020 by Stephen Ryan, Prairie River Historical Society, and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is September 2020.

Location. 39° 58.934′ N, 88° 49.003′ W. Marker is in Argenta, Illinois, in Macon County. It is on Elm Street east of Warren Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 North Warren Street, Argenta IL 62501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prairie Park Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Robert Ferrier Carr and Emily Smick Carr (approx. 1.1 miles away); Friends Creek Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 1.9 miles away); Potawatomi Trail of Death (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lorton's Trading Post (approx. 3.8 miles away); Macon County Museum (approx. 9.9 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Argenta.

Regarding Grain Elevator Office. The building is now the Prairie River Historical Museum.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

2. Grain Elevator Office Marker

Grain Elevator Office and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

3. Grain Elevator Office and Marker

Grain Elevator Office (now museum) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

4. Grain Elevator Office (now museum)

High School Cornerstone at the Grain Elevator Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

5. High School Cornerstone at the Grain Elevator Office

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

6. High School Cornerstone at the Grain Elevator Office

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.