Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn

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Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn
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Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn, September 2013
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Location0209 County Road 16, northwest of Corunna, Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°28′3″N85°11′2″W / 41.46750°N 85.18389°W / 41.46750; -85.18389
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Built byReynolds, Frank
Architectural styleFourteen-sided barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000183 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1993

Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn, also known as the Alfred Barn, is a historic 14-sided barn located in Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. Built in 1910, the structure is a two-story, wood-frame structure measuring 60 feet in width. It is topped by a two-pitch gambrel type roof with a 14-sided cupola. It is one of three 14-sided barns left in Indiana. [2] :2

It was added to 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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.