Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn

Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn
Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn is located in West Virginia
Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn
Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn is located in the United States
Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn
LocationCounty Route 52/2, near Masontown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°33′10″N 79°45′47″W / 39.5528°N 79.7631°W / 39.5528; -79.7631
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
ArchitectScott, Carl
MPSRound and Polygonal Barns of West Virginia TR
NRHP reference No.85003111[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1985

Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn is a historic decagonal shaped barn located near Masontown, Preston County, West Virginia. The 10-sided barn was built in 1890, and is a frame building with an unusual steeple-shaped cupola. The barn was moved to its present site in 1981, which necessitated a number of replacements of portions of the original structure and roof. It is the only 10-sided barn known to have been constructed in West Virginia.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ralph Pederson and Margo Stafford (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.


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