Frank Littleton Round Barn

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Frank Littleton Round Barn

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Location Near the junction of County Roads 600N and 500W, northeast of Mount Comfort [1]
Nearest city Mount Comfort, Indiana
Coordinates 39°52′22.2″N85°53′24.5″W / 39.872833°N 85.890139°W / 39.872833; -85.890139 Coordinates: 39°52′22.2″N85°53′24.5″W / 39.872833°N 85.890139°W / 39.872833; -85.890139
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1903
Built by Benton Steele, et al.
Architectural style True circular barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference # 93000184 [2]
Added to NRHP April 2, 1993

The Frank Littleton Round Barn, also known as the "Littleton-Pulliam Round Barn", is a round barn near Mount Comfort, Indiana, United States. Built in 1903, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [2]

Round barn circular storage building

A round barn is a historic barn design that could be octagonal, polygonal, or circular in plan. Though round barns were not as popular as some other barn designs, their unique shape makes them noticeable. The years from 1880–1920 represent the height of round barn construction. Round barn construction in the United States can be divided into two overlapping eras. The first, the octagonal era, spanned from 1850–1900. The second, the true circular era, spanned from 1889–1936. The overlap meant that round barns of both types, polygonal and circular, were built during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Numerous round barns in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mount Comfort, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Mount Comfort is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

Indiana State of the United States of America

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.

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At 102 feet in diameter, it is the largest round barn ever built in the state. It was built for attorney and state legislator Frank L. Littleton, who wanted to best the accomplishment of fellow legislator, Congressman Wymond Beckett of Indianapolis, who had a 100-foot diameter barn. The barn was built in 1902 by Isaac McHamee, his son Emery McHamee, Benton Steele, and Horace Duncan. [3] :13–14 [4] [5]

The barn's design was used as documentation in a U.S. patent application, "Improvements to the Self-Supported Conical Roof", a patent which was granted in 1905 to Littleton, Isaac McNamee and Horace Duncan. A 1991 study indicates that "many farmers began building multi-sided (6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16-sided) barns to skirt ... infringement" upon the patent. [3] :13–14

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References

  1. ↑ Location derived from Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Hancock County Interim Report. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 1983-06, 12-13. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 Jerry McMahan (October 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana". National Park Service.
  4. ↑ google book
  5. ↑ another source


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