Baker Octagon Barn is a historic barn located in Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1882, and is a three-story, octagonal wood frame and fieldstone structure. It has a hipped roof and is topped by an octagonal cupola. The barn measures 60 feet in diameter.[2]: 3 

Baker Octagon Barn
Baker Octagon Barn is located in New York
Baker Octagon Barn
Baker Octagon Barn is located in the United States
Baker Octagon Barn
LocationState Route 28, Richfield Springs, New York
Coordinates42°49′25″N 75°0′56″W / 42.82361°N 75.01556°W / 42.82361; -75.01556
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
Architectural styleOctagon Mode
MPSCentral Plan Dairy Barns of New York TR
NRHP reference No.84002887[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1984

It is octagonal, which meets the definition of being a round barn.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Mark Reinberger (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baker Octagon Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs