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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The barn is now owned and operated by the Kiowa County Historical Society and is open daily for visits. Fromme-Birney "Round" Barn Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - Kiowa County Historical Society

Location

Mullinville, Kiowa County, Kansas
37.52672, -99.50877

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.

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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.

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

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