Buchanan Cellers

855 NE 5th Street  |  Built 1888

Buchanan Cellers Mill, constructed in 1888, is one of McMinnville’s oldest industrial/commercial buildings and one of only a handful of tangible reminders of the City’s agricultural beginnings, specifically that a flour-milling business once flourished in McMinnville.

The building is the tallest structure in the city aside from Cascade Steel, and the last remaining, intact flour mill building within the city limits. The building’s status as an anchor of McMinnville’s original industrial district has persisted as it now sits at the head of the Granary District and is recognized for its commitment to locally owned and operated commercial, industrial, and agricultural businesses.

Although the exterior additions and alterations were made, the historic Barnekoff and Allyn Flouring Mill structure exists today almost in its entirety in the Buchanan Cellers Mill. In fact, this building has operated as a grain and feed store since its inception.

The continued presence of this building solidifies a piece of McMinnville’s past amidst a changing economy and street scape. The old flour mill building looms tall in northeast McMinnville, its presence a comfort and constant. While change is imminent and guaranteed, the preservation of McMinnville’s only remaining flour mill building is an essential link between the agricultural past and the emerging future. 

                                                                For images of the the building, and further details, check out the links below:

                                                                 Buchanan Cellers Website

                                                                 History of Major Additions and Alterations