Baker Octagon Barn Explained

Baker Octagon Barn
Location:State Route 28, Richfield Springs, New York
Coordinates:42.8236°N -75.0156°W
Built:1882
Architecture:Octagon Mode
Added:September 29, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84002887

Baker Octagon Barn is a historic barn located in Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1882, and is a three-story, octagonal wood frame and fieldstone structure. It has a hipped roof and is topped by an octagonal cupola. The barn measures 60 feet in diameter.[1]

It is octagonal, which meets the definition of being a round barn.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2015-12-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baker Octagon Barn . 2015-12-01 . Mark Reinberger . PDF . May 1984 . and Accompanying photographs