Dorough Round Barn and Farm


Dorough Round Barn and Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Hickory Level Road
Nearest city	Hickory Level, Georgia
Coordinates	33°42′04″N 84°58′07″W / 33.701235°N 84.968505°W / 33.701235; -84.968505Coordinates: 33°42′04″N 84°58′07″W / 33.701235°N 84.968505°W / 33.701235; -84.968505
Area	196 acres (79 ha)
Built	1817
Built by	Lovell, Floyd
NRHP Reference #	80000986^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1980

The Dorough Round Barn and Farm near Hickory Level, Georgia in Villa Rica, Georgia is a 196-acre (79 ha) property that includes a round barn. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The listing included five contributing buildings and another contributing structure.^[1]

The property was deemed significant in the agricultural history of Georgia, as the round barn was an attempt to introduce new methods to increase productivity. The farm had remained in the Dorough family for generations. Its round barn was one of just four known to survive in Georgia in 1979.^[2]^:

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kacy Ginn (September 24, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dorough Round Barn and Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 8, 2016. with eight photos from 1979

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