Robert Orr Polygonal Barn

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, June 2013
Nearest city State Road 13 south of North Webster, ½ mile north of its junction with Road 150 N, Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°15′43″N 85°42′12″W / 41.26194°N 85.70333°W / 41.26194; -85.70333Coordinates: 41°15′43″N 85°42′12″W / 41.26194°N 85.70333°W / 41.26194; -85.70333
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
Built by Makemson, Homer; Et al.
Architectural style Twelve-sided barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP Reference # 93000190[1]
Added to NRHP April 2, 1993

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, also known as the Oxenrider Barn, is a historic twelve-sided barn located in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. It was built between 1909 and 1911, and is a two-story, twelve-sided frame barn. It is topped by a three-pitch gambrel roof and a twelve-sided cupola.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Orr Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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