The Kimbell Milling Company Offices, located at 2109 S. Main Street, face potential demolition if no developer is found within the next 180 days. Built in 1929, this building served as the office for entrepreneur Kay Kimbell’s various companies, including the Kimbell Milling Company, which constructed the adjacent grain elevators. Kay Kimbell, an avid art collector, founded the Kimbell Art Foundation, which later evolved into the Kimbell Art Museum. The cylindrical, curved concrete of the nearby grain elevators is said to have inspired Louis Kahn’s design of the Kimbell Art Museum’s iconic 1972 building.
Currently owned by Cenikor Foundation Inc., the Kimbell Milling Company Building has only demolition delay protection. Cenikor has filed a demolition permit, citing concerns about liability while awaiting a buyer. Local preservationists are making efforts to find an interested developer to potentially save the structure.
