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Show f1. .. •• Bu~ld~ng )'~all Sty 1e/Type: _________________________________________________________________ Haterial(s): ______~S~an~d~s~tUQ~nWe~__________________________________ ::WUmber of associated outbuildings 0 No. stories: __~O~N~E~_ and/or structures __0__ S"BrieflY describe the principal building, noting additions and alterations and their ) dates, and associated outbuildings and structures. ~. The canning factory was constructed in 1914-1916 It is of locally quarried sandsto~e .. It was constructed to replace a previous factory located ~ mile from the present ·bulldlng • . The building measures 276 feet long by 80feet wide and is I?! feet t~ the square. . It contalr 3300 square feet space. This building was used for labellng, sortlng and packaglng the already canned vegetables. The actual canning was done in another building. (See attachment A for a complete Architectural description) ) Architect/Builder: 5 Wr.ite Date of Construction: ~914/1916 a chronological history of the property. focusing primarily on the original or - vrincipal owners . & significant events. ~ The Morgan Canning Company incorporated in April 1904 and started business of purchasing vegetables and canning them. This was done in a building located about one quarter mile east of the sandstone building. The company prospered and out grew the facility. It was then necessary to purchase land and expand their operation. The sandstone building was then constructed in 1914-16 on ground purchased from Wallace Clark. .Until this time the land had been used as pasture and there had been no structures located there~ Other buildings were also built to accommodate all aspects of canning peas, tomatoes and cabbage. The sandstone building was primarily used to label and pack the canned vegetables in cases and to' store them until shipment. The canning business prospered and in June 1930 the buildings were sold to the Utah Packing Company who continued the business until February 1935 when the name was changed to the California Packing Corporation. This business prospered and continued to use the building until 1956 when operations were closed in Morgan. In 1963 S.J. Olsen purchased the building and in 1966 he leased it to Insta Lay Processes, a company which installed fiberglass liners in irrigation ditches and reservoirs. The business only occupied the building for about eighteen months. In 1969 4-D West, a prefabricated plastic pipe company occupied the building until 1973 when they moved their operations out of the state. Since that time the building has been vacant and is still owned by the family of S.J. Olsen. |
