Rector Log Barn

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Rector Log Barn
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Location in United States
Nearest city Melbourne, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°5′34″N91°56′8″W / 36.09278°N 91.93556°W / 36.09278; -91.93556 Coordinates: 36°5′34″N91°56′8″W / 36.09278°N 91.93556°W / 36.09278; -91.93556
Arealess than one acre
Built1855 (1855)
Built byJoseph William Rector
Architectural style Vernacular, Plain Traditional
NRHP reference No. 93000488 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1993

The Rector Log Barn is a historic barn in rural Izard County, Arkansas. It is located on the Rector Plantation, at the end of County Road 218, northwest of Melbourne. Its central portion, a log structure 2 12 stories in height, was built c. 1855, and is the only known example in the region of an antebellum era log barn. The main structure is flanked on all sides by 20th-century single-story shed-roof extensions, which serve in part to protect the historic log elements. The barn was built by Joseph William Rector, an early settler of Izard County, probably with the use of slave labor. [2]

The barn was listed on 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. "NRHP nomination for Rector Log Barn". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-10.