William Fisher Polygonal Barn

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William Fisher Polygonal Barn
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William Fisher Polygonal Barn, January 2013
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LocationCounty Road 850N just east of its junction with County Road 800E, west of Bowers, Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°9′38″N86°44′51″W / 40.16056°N 86.74750°W / 40.16056; -86.74750 Coordinates: 40°9′38″N86°44′51″W / 40.16056°N 86.74750°W / 40.16056; -86.74750
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectDain, Ellsworth
Architectural styleTen-sided barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000188 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1993

William Fisher Polygonal Barn, also known as the Fisher-Dykes Barn, is a historic 10-sided barn located in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, balloon frame structure on a concrete foundation. Two of the 10 sides are 28 feet wide, while the 8 remaining sides are 16 feet wide. The barn is topped by a sectional two-pitched gambrel roof with flared eaves. Atop the roof is a six-sided cupola. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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: William Fisher Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..