Frank Littleton Round Barn

Frank Littleton Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Distant view of the barn and surrounding farm buildings
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Location	Near the junction of County Roads 600N and 500W, northeast of Mount Comfort[1]
Nearest city	Mount Comfort, Indiana
Coordinates	39°52′22.2″N 85°53′24.5″W / 39.872833°N 85.890139°W / 39.872833; -85.890139Coordinates: 39°52′22.2″N 85°53′24.5″W / 39.872833°N 85.890139°W / 39.872833; -85.890139
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1903
Built by	Benton Steele, et al.
Architectural style	True circular barn
MPS	Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS
NRHP Reference #	93000184[2]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1993

The Frank Littleton Round Barn, also known as the "Littleton-Pulliam Round Barn", is a round barn near Mount Comfort, Indiana, United States. Built in 1903, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[2]

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 built in 1902 by Isaac McHamee, his son Emery McHamee, Benton Steele, and Horace Duncan.^{[3]:13–14[4][5]}

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 16-sided) barns to skirt ... infringement" upon the patent.^[3]:13–14

See also

• List of round barns

References

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-159, "Littleton Round Barn, 500 West, 600 North Road, McCordsville, Hancock County, IN", 5 measured drawings

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