Bird Octagonal Mule Barn
The Bird Octagonal Mule Barn, in Shelby County near Cropper, Kentucky, was built in about 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Bird Octagonal Mule Barn | |
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| Location | Kentucky Route 43, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Cropper, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°17′16″N 85°07′38″W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | c.1880 |
| MPS | Shelby County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002858[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
It was deemed "a unique example of one type of specialized stock barns associated with agricultural diversification in the late 19th c. It is the only recorded octagonal barn and one of few mule barns to be identified in the county."[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- C. Worsham (April 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Bird Octagonal Mule Barn / Birdland Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With five photos from 1986.
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