William Fisher Polygonal Barn

William Fisher Polygonal Barn, also known as the Fisher-Dykes Barn, is a historic 10-sided barn located in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, balloon frame structure on a concrete foundation. Two of the 10 sides are 28 feet wide, while the 8 remaining sides are 16 feet wide. The barn is topped by a sectional two-pitched gambrel roof with flared eaves. Atop the roof is a six-sided cupola.[2]:5

William Fisher Polygonal Barn
William Fisher Polygonal Barn, January 2013
LocationCounty Road 850N just east of its junction with County Road 800E, west of Bowers, Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Coordinates40°9′38″N 86°44′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectDain, Ellsworth
Architectural styleTen-sided barn
MPSRound and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No.93000188[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1993

It was listed on 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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Fisher Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..


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