Wright Brothers Mule Barn

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Wright Brothers Mule Barn
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Location1101-1107 Hinkson Ave. & 501-507 Fay St., Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°57′26″N92°19′22″W / 38.95722°N 92.32278°W / 38.95722; -92.32278 Coordinates: 38°57′26″N92°19′22″W / 38.95722°N 92.32278°W / 38.95722; -92.32278
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
ArchitectGedney, Jesse(y) I.; Strickler, Joe
Architectural styleone and two-part industrial
NRHP reference No. 07001119 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 01, 2007

The Wright Brothers Mule Barn, also known as Rader Packing Co. Bldg. and Diggs Building, is a historic structure built by L.W. and B.C. Wright located at Columbia, Missouri. It is located in an industrial area north of Downtown Columbia, Missouri. The 1+12-story masonry building was Mid-Missouri's leading mule facility in the 1920s. [2] [3] Today the building has been restored and renovated and offices and lofts.

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Once called 'modern,' this mule barn is now a slice of Columbia's history - Columbia Missourian". www.columbiamissourian.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24.
  3. Brian J. Pape (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wright Brothers Mule Barn" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.