W. S. Kohl Barn Explained

W.S. Kohl Barn
Nearest City:	Richfield, Idaho
Coordinates:	43.0736°N -114.1317°W
Built:	c. 1917
Builder:	Oughton, Jack Reed, Sandy
Added:	September 8, 1983
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	83002376

The W.S. Kohl Barn near Richfield, Idaho, United States, is a lava rock barn built in c. 1917, probably by skilled stonemason Jack Oughton and by Sandy Reed. Its design appears to be that of a plan advertised by the Gem State Lumber Company of Richfield, and its approximate date of construction is determined by record of farmer W.S. Kohl taking out a mortgage for it in 1917.^[1]

It is approximately 40feet by 50feet with a high gambrel roof. It is located about a mile northwest of Richfield.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It was listed in a group with many other lava rock structures in Jerome and Lincoln counties.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83002376}} Idaho State Historical Society Inventory Sheet: W.S. Kohl Barn ]. . Marian Posey-Ploss . July 8, 1983 . January 11, 2017 . with
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000165}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho thematic group ]. . Marian Posey-Ploss . July 8, 1983 . January 11, 2017 .