Robert Orr Polygonal Barn Explained

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn
Nearest City:State Road 13 south of North Webster, ½ mile north of its junction with Road 150 N, Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Coordinates:41.2619°N -85.7033°W
Builder:Makemson, Homer, et al.
Architecture:Twelve-sided barn
Added:April 2, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000190

Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, also known as the Oxenrider Barn, is a historic twelve-sided building located in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. The frame barn has two stories and was built between 1909 and 1911. It is topped by a three-pitch gambrel roof and a twelve-sided cupola.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Orr Polygonal Barn. 2016-05-01. Jerry McMahan. PDF. November 1991. and accompanying photographs.