Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator

The Granary is the last structure standing to illuminate and pay homage to an important chapter in Door County’s cultural evolution.

Built in 1901, during the turn-of-the-20th-century’s agricultural economy, the grain elevator transformed Sturgeon Bay into a year-round community. Its presence on the westside waterfront tells a story that weaves together outlying farms, Great Lakes shipping, the Ahnapee and Western Railway, and the Shipping Canal — many of the pieces that have made Door County the unique place it is today.

Sturgeon Bay’s West Waterfront circa 1930, courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum.

Mission

The Door County Granary is an authentic, immersive experience celebrating Door County’s agricultural history and inspiring our future. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this iconic, port grain elevator, encourages education, research and creativity, cultivates community and illuminates a social history and economic impact that ripples throughout the Great Lakes and beyond.

Owned and operated by the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society and located on state public land, the Door County Granary is open to the public seasonally, free of charge, and available for private rentals to maintain its sustainability as a historic landmark on Sturgeon Bay’s West Waterfront.

Be immersed in Sturgeon Bay’s Living History

The only interpreted wooden grain elevator that remains on the Great Lakes

VISIT US

72 E. Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

  • Located at the nexus of

    • The Bridge Walk Loop

    • The West Waterfront Promenade

    • The Ahnapee State Trail

    • National Scenic Ice Age Trail

  • Docent-led tour opportunities

  • Public restrooms and water filling stations

  • Working waterfront views at city park

May 14 - October 31

Open for the public to explore (free admission)

Wednesdays - Sundays : 10 AM - Close

>>Donations to support maintenance are greatly appreciated<<

The Door County Granary is a historic building under the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society, a non-profit organization, which allows your gift to be tax-deductible

 
 

Community Programming at the Granary

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The Community's Garden &amp; the Seed Library
May 15
The Community's Garden & the Seed Library

Docent-led tours at the Granary during open museum hours.

Jeffrey Beane, Beane Engineering, addresses the American Institute of Architects during Vernacular Transformed: Re-occupying Agro-infrastructure presentation.

October 10, 2024

Daniel Liedtke, National Railroad Museum, presents Bridging the Gap.

Panel discussion during AIA presentation (left to right) Nicole Matson, SBHS executive director, Chris Rute, code consultant, James Dallman, LA DALLMAN Architects, Nate Brown, Greenfire Management Service, Jeffrey Beane, Beane Engineering, answer questions from the audience.