W. H. York Round Barn

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W. H. York Round Barn
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LocationCounty Road 249, 0.5 miles southeast of Lodi, Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°56′39.72″N87°23′44.3″W / 39.9443667°N 87.395639°W / 39.9443667; -87.395639
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1895
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000949 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1993

The W. H. York Round Barn, also known as Thompson Barn, is a historic round barn located on Country Road 249 (CR-249) a half mile south of Lodi, in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana. It was built about 1895, and is a two-level wood-frame structure on a brick foundation. The barn measures 56 feet in diameter. It has a conical roof topped by a circular cupola. [2] :5

It 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. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: W. H. York Round Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.