Bird Octagonal Mule Barn

The Bird Octagonal Mule Barn, in Shelby County near Cropper, Kentucky, was built in about 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Bird Octagonal Mule Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Kentucky Route 43, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Cropper, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°17′16″N 85°07′38″W
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	c.1880
MPS	Shelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88002858[1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1988

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."[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. C. Worsham (April 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Bird Octagonal Mule Barn / Birdland Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With five photos from 1986.