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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