Fromme-Birney Round Barn
National Register of Historic Places

Fromme-Birney Round Barn

Mullinville, Kiowa County, Kansas
Listed
July 15, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001253

About this property

The Fromme-Birney Round Barn near Mullinville, Kansas, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1912. The barn is 50 feet (15 m) tall and 70 feet (21 m) in diameter and built with 16 sides to appear round. It was built to house draft horses but the horses were eventually replaced by tractors as the years went on.

Location

Mullinville, Kiowa County, Kansas
37.52672, -99.50877

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 87001253. It was listed on July 15, 1987.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Greensburg Well
Industrial
13 mi
Chief Theater
Civil War
20.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Turkey Springs (Kansas 1878)
1878Indian Wars
13.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Fromme-Birney Round Barn listed on the National Register?

Fromme-Birney Round Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Fromme-Birney Round Barn?

Fromme-Birney Round Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fromme-Birney Round Barn?

The period of significance for Fromme-Birney Round Barn is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1912.

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