Andrew B. VanHuys Round Barn
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Andrew B. VanHuys Round Barn | |
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| Location | 755 W. County Road 125 S., south of Lebanon[1] |
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| Nearest city | Lebanon, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40°1′17.4″N 86°29′0″W / 40.021500°N 86.48333°WCoordinates: 40°1′17.4″N 86°29′0″W / 40.021500°N 86.48333°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | Andrew B. VanHuys |
| Architectural style | Round barn |
| MPS | Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 93000181[2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1993 |
The Andrew B. VanHuys Round Barn is a round barn near Lebanon, Indiana, United States. Built in 1912, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[2]
It is the only surviving historic round barn in Indiana made of concrete block construction. There were two others built --the Hollingsworth Barn in Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana and the Gallaham Barn in Erie Township, Miami County, Indiana-- but those have been lost.[3]
References
- ↑ Location derived from Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Historic Indiana: Indiana Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places 2003 - 2004, n.d., 17. Accessed 2010-11-16. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Jerry McMahan (October 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana" (PDF). National Park Service.
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