William Hill Polygonal Barn

William Hill Polygonal Barn

William Hill Polygonal Barn, October 2012
Location School St., Bloomingdale, Indiana
Coordinates 39°48′49″N 87°15′5″W / 39.81361°N 87.25139°W / 39.81361; -87.25139Coordinates: 39°48′49″N 87°15′5″W / 39.81361°N 87.25139°W / 39.81361; -87.25139
Area less than one acre
Built 1905 (1905)
Built by Hill, William
Architectural style Eight-sided barn
MPS Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP Reference # 93000186[1]
Added to NRHP April 2, 1993

William Hill Polygonal Barn, also known as the Hill-Mershon Barn, is an eight-sided barn located at Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana. It was built about 1905, and is a two-story, octagonal frame building. It measures 30 feet in width and is topped by a sectional cone roof topped by an octagonal cupola.[2]:5

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Hill Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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