Wooden Grain Elevator, Sherman County, Oregon - Corner with Ladder
Wooden Grain Elevator, Sherman County, Oregon – Corner with Ladder is part of a growing series of images depicting a historic, wooden grain elevator located in Kent, Oregon, a once robust farming community that today is little more than a crossroads. [see the series]
Concrete and metal grain elevators dot central and eastern Oregon and operate as hubs for farming co-ops. Farmers contribute their grain and in so doing, collectively maintain greater leverage on market rates. These elevators primarily serve large farms because that’s mostly what remains in operation in Oregon today, but this wooden example is part of a tangible legacy of small, family-run ranches and their fight to maintain a uniquely American way of life.
This fascinating building is one of a precious remaining few – most have either been disassembled or burned down (sadly, often due to arson). Its timbers graduate from as thick as 12”x12” to much thinner as you ascend its elevation, an engineering tactic that enabled great scale. It’s no longer in use – the cement elevator next to it is – but it’s weather-worn and patinated, wooden mosaic and it’s sheer bulk – rising like a monolith from the surrounding farmland – is really quite incredible to behold.
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Architectural Photography, History, NORTHWEST ARTISTS (U.S.) and United StatesAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Canvas Prints