Hoofman Farmstead Barn

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Hoofman Farmstead Barn
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Nearest city Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′30″N91°41′52″W / 35.30833°N 91.69778°W / 35.30833; -91.69778 Coordinates: 35°18′30″N91°41′52″W / 35.30833°N 91.69778°W / 35.30833; -91.69778
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleVernacular saltbox-plan barn
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001188 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1992

The Hoofman Farmstead Barn is a historic barn in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located north of Searcy, on the west side of Salem Church Road. It is a stone structure, 1+12 stories in height, with a wood-frame gabled roof. It is basically rectangular, with a stone shed-roof extension on one side, giving it a saltbox profile. Built about 1920, it is the largest and possibly oldest historic stone structure in the county. It was built to serve as a large root cellar. [2]

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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. "NRHP nomination for Hoofman Farmstead Barn". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-20.