Ralphsynder Decagonal Barn

Ralphsynder Decagonal Barn
Location County Route 52/2, near Masontown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°33′10″N 79°45′47″W / 39.5528°N 79.7631°W / 39.5528; -79.7631Coordinates: 39°33′10″N 79°45′47″W / 39.5528°N 79.7631°W / 39.5528; -79.7631
Area less than one acre
Built 1890
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of West Virginia TR
NRHP Reference # 85003111[1]
Added to NRHP December 2, 1985

Ralphsynder Decagonal Barn is a historic decagonal barn located near Masontown, Preston County, West Virginia. The 10-sided barn was built in 1890, and is a frame building with an unusual steeple-shaped cupola. The barn was moved to its present site in 1981, which necessitated a number of replacements of portions of the original structure and roof. It is the only 10-sided barn known to have been constructed in West Virginia.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Ralph Pederson and Margo Stafford (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ralphsynder Decagonal Barn" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.


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