Katy Rice Dryer Museum

A museum in the basement of the tallest building in Katy, Texas. Katy Heritage Society and The Dryer are working together to bring a unique museum that educates current and future generations about Katy's rice farming and rice dryers.

What is planned The story of the dryers

Looking straight up the side of the tallest rice dryer in Katy

Heritage, year-round

What the museum will show

Amongst the base of the tallest of the three J.V. Cardiff and Sons rice dryers, vintage artifacts from Katy's agricultural and pioneering history will be on display, along with photographs and tributes to local families.

From the date of purchase, local history and preservation have been at the forefront of our vision and plan. As a cooperative project between The Dryer and Katy Heritage Society, The Dryer Museum will have heritage-rich displays and exhibits year-round.

Schools, clubs and groups will be able to make arrangements for special tours. For more information, contact Katy Heritage Society.

Under construction

At a glance

Opening planned for 2027
In the basement of the tallest building in Katy, the 177-foot rice dryer of 1966
A cooperative project of The Dryer and Katy Heritage Society
Vintage artifacts, photographs and tributes to local families
Displays and exhibits year-round; special tours for schools, clubs and groups

Read the history of the dryers

Partnership

With Katy Heritage Society

Katy Heritage Society, the oldest non-profit in Katy, and The Dryer are working together to bring a unique museum to educate current and future generations about Katy's rice farming and rice dryers.

The Katy Gift Shop is coming too, with proceeds going to Katy Heritage Society.

Visit Katy Heritage Society website

Sneak peek

Before the restoration

Conditions inside the tallest dryer before preservation and restoration began.

A long concrete shaft inside the dryer with a ladder along one side — **Ladder and elevator shaft.** A 150-foot vertical shaft with an elevator.

The steel stairwell inside the basement, with graffiti on the walls — **Inside the basement.** This will be the entrance to the museum, inside the basement of the tallest rice dryer in Katy.

A rusted pulley wheel of the old drying machinery — **How does a rice dryer work?** We would like to share the history of Katy's rice farming and rice dryers with our visitors.

Get in touch

Contact us

Questions about the museum, or something from Katy's past you would like to see on display? Write to us.

Call(281) 808-3698
E-mailinfo@thedryer.com
Address5339 E. Third St, Katy, TX 77493
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