The Alvin Eskelton Barn, located northwest of Richfield, Idaho in Lincoln County, Idaho, was built c. 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983.[2]

Alvin Eskelton Barn
Eskelton Barn is located in Idaho
Eskelton Barn
Eskelton Barn
Location of Eskelton Barn in Idaho
Eskelton Barn is located in the United States
Eskelton Barn
Eskelton Barn
Eskelton Barn (the United States)
Nearest cityRichfield, Idaho
Coordinates43°05′34″N 114°10′25″W / 43.09278°N 114.17361°W / 43.09278; -114.17361
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1918
MPSLava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR[1] (64000165)
NRHP reference No.83002367
Added to NRHP8 September 1983[2]

It is a 58 by 60 feet (18 m × 18 m) structure, with eight-foot high lava rock (basalt) walls.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register as one barn in a group of lava rock structures studied together.[4]

It has a rounded roof and a hay hood at one end, and is locally called "the round barn".[3]

It is located about one mile west, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Richfield.[3]

The barn may have been destroyed: satellite imagery in 2019 shows outline of a destroyed structure at approximately the coordinates given for this barn, at a property on the east side of Chatterly Road in Lincoln County.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Alvin Eskelton Barn (#83002367)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Marian Posey-Ploss (September 8, 1983). "Idaho Historical Society Inventory-Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho: Alvin Eskelton Barn / 11". National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2019. With a photo from 1983.
  4. ^ a b Posey–Ploss, Marian (September 8, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Google and Bing maps and satellite view imagery, accessed October 3, 2019
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