486:
65:
90:
48:
493:
97:
72:
270:
The barn's design was used as documentation in a U.S. patent application, "Improvements to the Self-Supported
Conical Roof", a patent which was granted in 1905 to Littleton, Isaac McNamee and Horace Duncan. A 1991 study indicates that "many farmers began building multi-sided (6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and
266:
At 102 feet in diameter, it is the largest round barn ever built in the state. It was built for attorney and state legislator Frank L. Littleton, who wanted to best the accomplishment of fellow legislator, Congressman Wymond
Beckett of Indianapolis, who had a 100-foot diameter barn. The barn was
749:
919:
899:
519:
949:
924:
904:
864:
779:
679:
719:
699:
664:
529:
894:
849:
759:
739:
724:
704:
659:
649:
624:
619:
594:
579:
569:
423:
1122:
1044:
969:
944:
889:
879:
839:
744:
734:
709:
684:
654:
609:
604:
584:
574:
564:
544:
939:
934:
909:
884:
874:
854:
844:
829:
804:
789:
784:
774:
764:
754:
689:
674:
644:
634:
629:
599:
589:
524:
985:
964:
959:
954:
914:
869:
834:
819:
814:
794:
769:
669:
639:
614:
554:
539:
534:
514:
509:
1102:
929:
859:
824:
809:
799:
729:
714:
559:
549:
694:
416:
1107:
1127:
436:
409:
1097:
1112:
1078:
1013:
1008:
475:
465:
990:
141:
376:
89:
64:
1071:
1018:
460:
335:
432:
308:
260:
34:
1064:
1117:
391:
365:
205:
353:"National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana"
1003:
455:
248:
125:
1023:
470:
450:
313:
401:
280:
352:
210:
47:
267:
built in 1902 by Isaac McHamee, his son Emery McHamee, Benton Steele, and Horace Duncan.
1048:
223:
1091:
256:
331:
396:
Littleton Round Barn, 500 West, 600 North Road, McCordsville, Hancock County, IN
1045:
property in
Hancock County, Indiana on the National Register of Historic Places
244:
156:
143:
117:
Near the junction of County Roads 600N and 500W, northeast of Mount
Comfort
326:
Location derived from
Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
395:
252:
129:
338:, 1983-06, 12-13. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
303:
1123:
National
Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Indiana
405:
1103:
Barns on the
National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
271:
16-sided) barns to skirt ... infringement" upon the patent.
243:, also known as the "Littleton-Pulliam Round Barn", is a
1052:
52:
Distant view of the barn and surrounding farm buildings
1108:
Buildings and structures in
Hancock County, Indiana
1009:
History of the
National Register of Historic Places
978:
500:
466:
History of the
National Register of Historic Places
443:
229:
216:
204:
196:
188:
180:
172:
135:
121:
113:
96:
71:
1128:Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
1098:Historic American Buildings Survey in Indiana
1072:
417:
8:
1113:Buildings and structures completed in 1903
1079:
1065:
424:
410:
402:
46:
433:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
211:Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
336:Indiana Department of Natural Resources
292:
259:. Built in 1903, it was listed on the
304:"National Register Information System"
298:
296:
18:
346:
344:
7:
1040:
1038:
309:National Register of Historic Places
261:National Register of Historic Places
392:Historic American Buildings Survey
351:Jerry McMahan (October 18, 1991).
14:
491:
484:
95:
88:
70:
63:
176:Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
218:
1:
328:Hancock County Interim Report
104:Show map of the United States
1051:. You can help Knowledge by
16:United States historic place
991:National Historic Landmarks
398:", 5 measured drawings
1144:
1037:
241:Frank Littleton Round Barn
27:Frank Littleton Round Barn
999:
482:
394:(HABS) No. IN-159, "
217:NRHP reference
57:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
355:. National Park Service.
197:Architectural style
750:Marion: Center Township
157:39.872833°N 85.890139°W
1118:Round barns in Indiana
1004:Keeper of the Register
456:Keeper of the Register
1043:This article about a
1024:Contributing property
471:National Park Service
451:Contributing property
314:National Park Service
192:Benton Steele, et al.
162:39.872833; -85.890139
281:List of round barns
153: /
79:Show map of Indiana
200:True circular barn
1060:
1059:
1032:
1031:
1019:Historic district
461:Historic district
237:
236:
1135:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1039:
495:
494:
488:
487:
426:
419:
412:
403:
379:
374:
368:
363:
357:
356:
348:
339:
324:
318:
317:
300:
220:
168:
167:
165:
164:
163:
158:
154:
151:
150:
149:
146:
105:
99:
98:
92:
80:
74:
73:
67:
50:
19:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1035:
1033:
1028:
995:
974:
502:
496:
492:
490:
489:
485:
480:
439:
430:
388:
383:
382:
375:
371:
364:
360:
350:
349:
342:
325:
321:
316:. July 9, 2010.
302:
301:
294:
289:
277:
161:
159:
155:
152:
147:
144:
142:
140:
139:
109:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
101:
100:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
76:
75:
53:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1141:
1139:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1090:
1089:
1084:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1014:Property types
1011:
1006:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
993:
988:
982:
980:
976:
975:
973:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
506:
504:
498:
497:
483:
481:
479:
478:
476:Property types
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
447:
445:
441:
440:
431:
429:
428:
421:
414:
406:
400:
399:
387:
386:External links
384:
381:
380:
377:another source
369:
358:
340:
319:
291:
290:
288:
285:
284:
283:
276:
273:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
221:
214:
213:
208:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
137:
133:
132:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
94:
93:
87:
86:
85:
84:
69:
68:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1140:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1082:
1077:
1075:
1070:
1068:
1063:
1062:
1056:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1001:
998:
992:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
977:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
755:Marion: Other
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
507:
505:
499:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
448:
446:
442:
438:
434:
427:
422:
420:
415:
413:
408:
407:
404:
397:
393:
390:
389:
385:
378:
373:
370:
367:
362:
359:
354:
347:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
323:
320:
315:
311:
310:
305:
299:
297:
293:
286:
282:
279:
278:
274:
272:
268:
264:
262:
258:
257:United States
254:
250:
249:Mount Comfort
246:
242:
233:April 2, 1993
232:
230:Added to NRHP
228:
225:
222:
215:
212:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
166:
138:
134:
131:
127:
126:Mount Comfort
124:
120:
116:
112:
91:
66:
56:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
1053:expanding it
1042:
1034:
372:
361:
332:Indianapolis
327:
322:
307:
269:
265:
240:
238:
148:85°53′24.5″W
145:39°52′22.2″N
122:Nearest city
979:Other lists
920:Vanderburgh
900:Switzerland
520:Bartholomew
366:google book
160: /
136:Coordinates
1092:Categories
950:Washington
925:Vermillion
905:Tippecanoe
865:St. Joseph
780:Montgomery
680:Huntington
287:References
245:round barn
720:Kosciusko
700:Jefferson
665:Hendricks
530:Blackford
503:by county
263:in 1993.
895:Sullivan
850:Randolph
760:Marshall
740:Lawrence
725:LaGrange
705:Jennings
660:Harrison
650:Hamilton
625:Franklin
620:Fountain
595:Delaware
580:Dearborn
570:Crawford
275:See also
224:93000184
189:Built by
114:Location
986:Bridges
970:Whitley
945:Warrick
890:Steuben
880:Spencer
840:Pulaski
745:Madison
735:LaPorte
710:Johnson
685:Jackson
655:Hancock
610:Fayette
605:Elkhart
585:Decatur
575:Daviess
565:Clinton
545:Carroll
437:Indiana
253:Indiana
130:Indiana
940:Warren
935:Wabash
910:Tipton
885:Starke
875:Shelby
855:Ripley
845:Putnam
830:Porter
805:Orange
790:Newton
785:Morgan
775:Monroe
765:Martin
690:Jasper
675:Howard
645:Greene
635:Gibson
630:Fulton
600:Dubois
590:DeKalb
525:Benton
444:Topics
1047:is a
965:White
960:Wells
955:Wayne
915:Union
870:Scott
835:Posey
820:Perry
815:Parke
795:Noble
770:Miami
670:Henry
640:Grant
615:Floyd
555:Clark
540:Brown
535:Boone
515:Allen
510:Adams
501:Lists
247:near
181:Built
1049:stub
930:Vigo
860:Rush
825:Pike
810:Owen
800:Ohio
730:Lake
715:Knox
560:Clay
550:Cass
239:The
184:1903
173:Area
695:Jay
435:in
330:.
219:No.
206:MPS
1094::
343:^
334::
312:.
306:.
295:^
255:,
251:,
128:,
1080:e
1073:t
1066:v
1055:.
425:e
418:t
411:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
