The Laurens Polygonal Hog House is a historic farm outbuilding in Dewey County, South Dakota. It is located northeast of Eagle Butte, on the east side of South Dakota Highway 63, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its junction with United States Route 212. It is a 10-side structure, with walls and foundation of concrete and stone, and a conical wood frame roof with low pitch, and is partially set into a sloping hillside. It has a single entrance and four windows. The interior is organized with wedge-shaped pens on the outside of a central open area, from which feed and water can be distributed efficiently to the pens. The structure was built in 1926-28 by August and Frank Laurenz, and was used as a hog house until 1956. It has since seen a variety of other agricultural uses.[2]
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| Nearest city | Eagle Butte, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°1′43″N 101°9′19″W / 45.02861°N 101.15528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | August and Frank Laurenz |
| Architectural style | Polygonal Hog House |
| MPS | South Dakota's Round and Polygonal Barns and Pavilions MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001468[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1995 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Laurens Polygonal Hog House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 28, 2016.