Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Baker Woodframe Elevator was a historic grain elevator in Baker, Oklahoma. The wood frame elevator was built for the Kimber Milling Company in 1926.”
Wikipedia article Baker Woodframe Elevator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Texas County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $20,000 | Power poles were snapped along us HWY64, 13 miles east of Hooker. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar data. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $3,000 | A discrete thunderstorm developed over the eastern portion of Texas County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and slowly moved eastward across the county. A member of the public in the town of Baker (Texas County) reported that a wind gust produced by the thunderstorm caused roof damage to a farm building. After producing this damage the thunderstorm continued a slow eastward track across Texas County before entering Beaver County shortly before 7 PM CST. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $1,000 | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts downed some oak tree limbs. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Baker | - | Flood water was covering the roads at most intersections with flooding occurring in surrounding fields. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Estimated winds of 70 MPH. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Baker | - | Golf ball size hail occurred near Baker in Texas County, Oklahoma. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Local law enforcement officials reported the thunderstorm wind gusts along with heavy rain reducing the visibility to near zero. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | The ground was completely covered in hail ranging from golf ball to tennis ball size. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-six knots. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Baker | - | The tornado developed one mile north northeast of the town of Baker Oklahoma at 2038 CST and then traveled southeast for about two miles before dissipating two miles east southeast of Baker at 2045 CST. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Large tree limbs were reported blown down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Report of broken windows at 2 or 3 homes. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Baker | - | Hail was covering the ground. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Baker | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Baker | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Woodframe Grain Elevator | under 500 feet | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002130 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Texas County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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