Rankin Octagonal Barn
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Rankin Octagonal Barn | |
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Location | County Route 3, near Silverton, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°56′45″N 81°41′44″W / 38.94583°N 81.69556°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1890 |
Architect | Carmichael |
Architectural style | Octagonal Barn |
MPS | Round and Polygonal Barns of West Virginia TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85001551 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 9, 1985 |
Rankin Octagonal Barn is a historic octagonal barn located near Silverton, Jackson County, West Virginia. It was built about 1890, and is an eight-sided frame structure covered with vertical wide board siding. Each side of the octagon measures 24 feet in length. It features a central cupola to provide light and ventilation.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ralph Pederson and Margo Stafford (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rankin Octagonal Barn" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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- Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Octagon barns in the United States
- Buildings and structures completed in 1895
- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, West Virginia
- Mid-Ohio Valley, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs