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First Ward in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Concrete Central Elevator

The Industrial Heritage Trail

 
 
The Concrete Central Elevator Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
1. The Concrete Central Elevator Marker
Inscription.
Image Source: Historic American Engineering Record. Jet Lowe, photographer, 1994.

The Concrete Central Elevator is located between the Buffalo River and the track of the former New York Central Railroad. It is the furthest upstream of any elevator along the Buffalo River. The elevator was financed by Eastern Grain Mill & Elevating Company, and designed by Harry Wait, engineer of the Monarch Engineering Company of Buffalo.

The elevator, built in five sections from 1915 to 1917, is a quarter of a mile long. It was the largest transfer elevator in the world upon its completion. Its 268 bins could store 4.5 million bushels of grain. The Concrete Central was the only elevator able to simultaneously unload three lake freighters, load four canal boats, and load up to 85 rail cars.

The elevator was sold to the Continental Grain Corporation in 1944, and remained a functioning transfer elevator until 1969. Subsequently, it was used to store surplus grain, and closed in 1973.
 
Erected by The Industrial Heritage Committee, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
 
Location. 42° 51.386′ N, 78° 52.117′ 
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W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in the First Ward. Marker is on Fuhrmann Boulevard, ¼ mile north of Ohio Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Electric Elevator Annex (here, next to this marker); The Cargill Superior Elevator (here, next to this marker); The American Elevator (here, next to this marker); The Perot Malting Elevator (a few steps from this marker); The Lake and Rail Elevator (a few steps from this marker); The Marine "A" Elevator (a few steps from this marker); The H-O Oats Elevator (a few steps from this marker); The Saskatchewan Pool Elevator (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
Also see . . .  Concrete-Central elevator. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Marker and Companion Image Panels image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
2. Marker and Companion Image Panels
Marker Faces Fuhrmann Boulevard image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
3. Marker Faces Fuhrmann Boulevard
Marker is on the left cylindrical rebar skeleton.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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