Hill-Webb Grain Elevator
Why it's listed
Along the railroad tracks just east of downtown McKinney, this industrial complex at 400 E. Louisiana has handled grain since 1906. It covers about three acres and includes a four-story frame grain elevator clad in sheet metal, three frame warehouses with corrugated-metal siding, a brick office building with a hip roof, and a gable-roofed frame feed store at the northeast corner. Construction dates run from about 1906 to 1935, and every building is described as virtually unaltered. The business was known as the Hill-Webb Elevator Co. and the McKinney Elevator Co. It began as a grain elevator and by the late 1930s had been converted into a feed mill. Its listing rests on commerce: it illustrates how agricultural production and processing shaped the local economy, and it is the only historic feed mill still operating in McKinney.
Significance in brief: The complex is significant for commerce as a representative example of the prominent role of grain processing and storage in the local economy. It has operated since 1906, first as a grain elevator and later as a feed mill. It is the only historic feed mill still operating in McKinney.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87001716, listed October 8, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 400 E. Louisiana, McKinney |
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| County | Collin County |
| Listed | October 8, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001716 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as fair; all structures are described as virtually unaltered, retaining historic integrity, and the site is still used as a feed mill. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 33.19657, -96.60983 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001716.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000103
- This listing as JSON
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