Neff Round Barn
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Neff Round Barn, also known as the Red Round Barn, is a historic round barn
located at Potter Township
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
. It was built about 1910, and is a white pine structure on a limestone
foundation. The interior has two floors: the cattle floor and the mow floor. It is 88 feet in diameter and 56 feet tall at the cupola
, encompassing 6,000 square feet. It has a conical roof.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Round barn
A round barn is a historic barn design that could be octagonal, polygonal, or circular in plan. Though round barns were not as popular as some other barn designs, their unique shape makes them noticeable. The years from 1880–1920 represent the height of round barn construction. Round barn...
located at Potter Township
Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Potter Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,339 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
. It was built about 1910, and is a white pine structure on a limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
foundation. The interior has two floors: the cattle floor and the mow floor. It is 88 feet in diameter and 56 feet tall at the cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
, encompassing 6,000 square feet. It has a conical roof.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.
External links
- Calvin Neff Round Barn, PA Route 45, Centre Hall, Centre, PA: 5 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey