Ben Colter Polygonal Barn, also known as the Reinhart Barn, is a historic hexagonal barn located at St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana. It was built about 1907, and is a six-sided, two-story, frame barn with a cone roof and cupola. Attached to the barn is a drive-through shed.[2]
Ben Colter Polygonal Barn | |
 Ben Colter Polygonal Barn, November 2011 | |
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| Location | Eastern side of State Road 101, 0.6 miles south of its junction with Piqua Rd. and north of Pleasant Mills, St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′53″N 84°50′27″W / 40.79806°N 84.84083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1907 |
| Built by | Colter, Ben |
| Architectural style | Six-sided barn |
| MPS | Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000194[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ben Colter Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01.