Construction of silo 1910 (≈ 1910)
Zimmerlé and Denny work in reinforced concrete.
13 décembre 1995
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 13 décembre 1995 (≈ 1995)
Late protection of the building.
mai 1996
Demolition of silo
Demolition of silo mai 1996 (≈ 1996)
Despite its recent registration.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Former silo, located on the edge of the Bassin du Commerce du port de Strasbourg : inscription by order of 13 December 1995
Key figures
Ernst Zimmerlé - Architect
Manufacturer of the silo in 1910.
Michael Denny - Owner
Responsible for technical installations.
Origin and history
The grain silo of Strasbourg was a historic monument located at 9 rue de la Minoterie, on the edge of the Bassin du Commerce du port de Strasbourg. Built in 1910 by architect Ernst Zimmerlé, it represented an innovative industrial architecture for the time, with a reinforced concrete structure and technical installations designed by Michael Denny. This building illustrated the economic development of Strasbourg at the beginning of the 20th century, linked to port and commercial activities.
Despite its designation as historic monuments on 13 December 1995, this protection came too late to prevent its demolition in May 1996. The permit to demolish had in fact been issued before this registration, sealing the fate of this architectural testimony of the Alsatian industrial heritage. Today, only archives and documentary references remain, such as those of the Merimée base or related articles on the historical monuments of Strasbourg and Bas-Rhin.
This silo was part of a broader context of modernisation of port infrastructure in Alsace, then under German influence before the First World War. Cereal elevators played a key role in the storage and redistribution of agricultural commodities, thus supporting the regional economy. Their utility architecture, often unknown, reflected the technical advances of the time, including the use of reinforced concrete, which was still innovative in the early 1910s.
