Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building

The Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building is a historic rice processing facility at 1030 Arkansas Highway 44 in Tichnor, Arkansas. It is an L-shaped structure, four stories in height, and rests on a concrete pad that is open to truck access on its north, east, southeast, and northwest elevations. It is sided in corrugated metal and has a metal gable roof. Built in 1955 for Woodrow Turner, it is the largest building in the small community, and remains an important facility for local rice growers to dry their crop.[2]

Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building
Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building
Location1030 AR 44, Tichnor, Arkansas
Area5.9 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1956 (1956)
MPSCotton and Rice Farm History and Architecture in the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.06000911[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2006

The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ticnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-26.


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