Harnsberger Octagonal Barn - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Harnsberger Octagonal Barn - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Harnsberger Octagonal Barn, also known the Mt. Meridian Octagonal Barn, is located near Grottoes, Virginia. Built about 1867, the barn is possibly the only example of such a barn in Virginia, as the building style was more popular in the expanding midwestern United States in the immediate post-American Civil War era than in economically depressed Virginia. The octagonal style was popularized in 1853 by A Home For All, or the Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building by Orson Squire Fowler. and Accompanying photo Read more on Wikipedia
Source: en.wikipedia.org