The Neff Round Barn, also known as the Red Round Barn, is an historic, American round barn that is located in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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 Neff Round Barn, September 2012 | |
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| Location | South of Centre Hall off Pennsylvania Route 45, Potter Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′3″N 77°42′6″W / 40.81750°N 77.70167°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1910 |
| Built by | Aaron Thomas, Calvin R. Neff |
| Architectural style | Round Barn |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002181[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1910, this historic structure is a white pine structure that sits on a limestone foundation. The interior has two floors: the cattle floor and the mow floor. It is 88 feet (27 m) in diameter and 56 feet (17 m) tall at the cupola, encompassing 6,000 square feet. It has a conical roof.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Gallery
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Neff Round Barn, HABS Photo, 2005
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William L. McLaughlin (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Neff Round Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
External links
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Media related to Neff Round Barn at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6736, "Calvin Neff Round Barn, PA Route 45, Centre Hall, Centre County, PA", 5 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page