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Thornton Adobe Barn

Coordinates: 37°29′16″N 98°32′15″W / 37.487910°N 98.537612°W / 37.487910; -98.537612
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Thornton Adobe Barn
Thornton Adobe Barn is located in Kansas
Thornton Adobe Barn
Thornton Adobe Barn is located in the United States
Thornton Adobe Barn
Location1 mile (1.6 km) east and 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Isabel, Kansas
Coordinates37°29′16″N 98°32′15″W / 37.487910°N 98.537612°W / 37.487910; -98.537612
Arealess than one acre
Built1942
Built byThornton, James Edward
Architectural styleGambrel roofed adobe barn
NRHP reference No.03001258[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2003

The Thornton Adobe Barn near Isabel, Kansas was built in 1942. It is a Gambrel roofed adobe dairy barn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

It is a 40 by 24 feet (12.2 m × 7.3 m) barn built by James Edward Thornton and other members of the Isabel community. Built during materials shortages of World War II, it utilized adobe bricks to make the lower story's walls and utilized recycled corrugated metal to make the exterior walls of the hayloft. The adobe walls were covered with stucco inside and out.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Melissa Fisher Isaacs (June 18, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thornton Adobe Barn / 007-0000-0027". National Park Service. Retrieved December 7, 2017. With 14 photos from 2003.