Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House

The Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House near Kinsley, Kansas were built in c.1915. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It has also been known as the Ardell West Grain Elevator and Scale House.

It is located at Ardell, a siding along the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks, about 4 m southwest of Kinsley in Edwards County, Kansas. It is on the southwest corner of US Highway 50 and County Road 9.

The grain elevator is of balloon frame construction and has a capacity of 15,000 bushels. It is 26x26 ft in plan and 32 ft tall.

The scale house, about 25 ft away, is 24x12 ft in plan and 8 ft tall, and is of frame construction.