Inventor Name
Behlen, Walter Dietrich
Repository
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
1500 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
402-471-4751
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/index.htm
Physical Description
6.25 cubic feet
Summary
Walter Behlen established the Behlen Manufacturing Company in 1936. It created many innovative products over the years, including corrugated farm gates and steel mesh corncribs with motorized dryers, but the most notable and ubiquitous innovation was the frameless, corrugated metal building. Now found all across the Midwestern landscape, Behlen buildings replaced smaller frame buildings on many farms. Collection relates to both Walter D. Behlen and to the Behlen Manufacturing Company.