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Pole building design was pioneered in the 1930s in the United States originally using utility poles for horse barns and agricultural buildings. The depressed value of agricultural products in the 1920s, and 1930s and the emergence of large, corporate farming in the 1930s, created a demand for larger, cheaper agricultural buildings. [2]
Building Image Dates Location City, State Description; Bird Octagonal Mule Barn: built c.1880 NRHP 1988 Cropper Rd. (Kentucky Route 43), Shelby County, Kentucky, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Cropper, Kentucky: Shelby County, Kentucky
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] It once housed 40 mules. They were fed from a bin in the center. [2]
Location of Shelby County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
A pole barn in North America is a barn that is essentially a roof extended over a series of poles. They are generally rectangular and do not require exterior walls. The roof is supported by the poles, which make up the perimeter of the barn. [8] Walls may be added to pole barns but are not required for structural integrity.
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