Oxley Barn

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Oxley Barn
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Location2740 County Road 74, Gove County, Kansas, near Quinter, Kansas
Coordinates 39°04′50″N100°13′18″W / 39.08042°N 100.22163°W / 39.08042; -100.22163 Coordinates: 39°04′50″N100°13′18″W / 39.08042°N 100.22163°W / 39.08042; -100.22163
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byOxley Benjamin Franklin
Architectural styleGambrel roof wood barn
NRHP reference No. 08000303 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2008

The Oxley Barn, near Quinter in Gove County, Kansas, is a wood-framed barn with a Gambrel roof. It was built in 1911 and expanded later. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

It was built by Benjamin Franklin Oxley upon a concrete foundation.

The barn is 54 by 68 feet (16 m × 21 m) in plan, rising to 42 feet (13 m) and topped by a cupola with one of five lightning rods along the peak of the roof. [2] It was expanded by construction of a lean-to a few years after its original construction in 1911. [2]

It has also been known as the Big Red Barn. [2] A black and white photo from the 1930s shows a farmer and horses in front of the large barn. [3]

It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Quinter. It can be seen for miles, including from the Interstate 70. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rick Loevenstein (Fall 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oxley Barn / Big Red Barn / 063-4620-0003". National Park Service . Retrieved February 27, 2022. Note PDF lacks 11 photos which accompanied original document.
  3. KHRI photo