Octagonal Barn, South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, CA
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1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The barn is located on the periphery of San Luis Obispo. It serves as a Southern Gateway to San Luis Obispo, and is visible from all major thoroughfares. Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations (1880-1920), promoted progressive farming based on models of industrial efficiency; the utilization of a polygonal or circular barn was one such model. In the barn, cows were housed in the outer circle which allowed the inner circle to be animal-feed storage...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N589
Survey number: HABS CA-2693
Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 13001068
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