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It was deemed "a unique example of one type of specialized stock barns associated with agricultural diversification in the late 19th c. It is the only recorded octagonal barn and one of few mule barns to be identified in the county."
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style house of Philomen Bird, Henry Bird's father. Philomen gave 100 acres (40 ha) to each of his children.
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Its listing followed a 1986-87 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.
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Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham; Christine Amos (January 1987).
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It once housed 40 mules. They were fed from a bin in the center.
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The barn is on private property with "No trespassing" signage.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bird Octagonal Mule Barn is located in Kentucky
Bird Octagonal Mule Barn is located in the United States
Kentucky Route 43
Shelby County, Kentucky
Cropper, Kentucky
38°17′16″N 85°07′38″W / 38.28778°N 85.12722°W / 38.28778; -85.12722
MPS
Shelby County MRA
88002858
Shelby County
Cropper, Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places
Bird's Nest (Shelby County, Kentucky)
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"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



"Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Bird Octagonal Mule Barn / Birdland Farm"
National Park Service
five photos from 1986
"Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Bird's Nest"
NARA
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Shelby County outside Shelbyville
NARA

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