Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn

Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn, also known as the Alfred Barn, is a historic 14-sided barn located in Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The house was built in 1910, and is a two-story, wood frame structure measuring 60 feet in width. It is topped by a two-pitch gambrel type roof with a 14-sided cupola. It is one of three 14-sided barns left in Indiana.[2]:2

Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn
Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn, September 2013
Location0209 County Road 16, northwest of Corunna, Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates41°28′3″N 85°11′2″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Built byReynolds, Frank
Architectural styleFourteen-sided barn
MPSRound and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No.93000183[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1993

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. "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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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