Robert Orr Polygonal Barn

Coordinates: 41°15′43″N 85°42′12″W / 41.26194°N 85.70333°W / 41.26194; -85.70333
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Robert Orr Polygonal Barn
Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, June 2013
Robert Orr Polygonal Barn is located in Indiana
Robert Orr Polygonal Barn
Robert Orr Polygonal Barn is located in the United States
Robert Orr Polygonal Barn
Nearest cityState Road 13 south of North Webster, ½ mile north of its junction with Road 150 N, Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Coordinates41°15′43″N 85°42′12″W / 41.26194°N 85.70333°W / 41.26194; -85.70333
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byMakemson, Homer, et al.
Architectural styleTwelve-sided barn
MPSRound and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No.93000190[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1993

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, also known as the Oxenrider Barn, is a historic twelve-sided building located in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. The frame barn has two stories and was built between 1909 and 1911. 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.