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The building, commonly known today as the Loveland Feed & Grain, was constructed in 1891-92 by the Loveland Farmers Milling & Elevator Co. on the site where an earlier mill had been destroyed by fire. Founders of the Loveland Milling & Elevator Company included Henry Spotts, Elza Darrough, and John Westerdoll. When first constructed, the milling operation housed in the building had a capacity of 275 sacks of flour per day, and the elevator had a storage capacity of 50,000 bushels of wheat. But it went out of business in 2003 and began to fall apart. It was slated to be leveled to make way for apartments, but McLaughlin's group launched a campaign to save the structure. The Loveland City Council refused to issue a demolition permit for the building, which was designated a historic landmark. Local businessman Barry Floyd bought the building for $400,000 and is leaving it unchanged while a plan for its use can be mapped out. It's important for the Feed and Grain to become a part of the Loveland landscape, said Laurie Dunklee, spokeswoman for the Colorado Historic Fund. "It's important as communities change that buildings like these remain to remind people of their heritage."
