Andrew B. VanHuys Round Barn

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Andrew B. VanHuys Round Barn
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Location755 W. County Road 125 S., south of Lebanon [1]
Nearest city Lebanon, Indiana
Coordinates 40°1′17.4″N86°29′0″W / 40.021500°N 86.48333°W / 40.021500; -86.48333 Coordinates: 40°1′17.4″N86°29′0″W / 40.021500°N 86.48333°W / 40.021500; -86.48333
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1912
Built byAndrew B. VanHuys
Architectural styleRound barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000181 [2]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

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References

  1. Location derived from Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Historic Indiana: Indiana Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places 2003 - 2004 Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine , n.d., 17. Accessed 2010-11-16. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Jerry McMahan (October 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana". National Park Service.