Anderson Barn (Hitchcock, South Dakota)

Anderson Barn, near Hitchcock in Beadle County, South Dakota, is a barn built in 1885 by Bengt Anderson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Anderson Barn
Location19411 394th St., Hitchcock, South Dakota
Coordinates44°34′29″N 98°20′35″W
Built1885
Built byAnderson, Bengt
NRHP reference No.03000763[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 2003

It was built to house livestock and horses. It is notable as an example of a feeder barn.[2]

It has a gable roof with asphalt shingles as of 2003, over sides covered mostly by tongue and groove wood siding, on a poured concrete foundation. Its north side has 8-by-10-foot (2.4 by 3.0 m) doors on tracks. In 2003 its interior featured a 30-foot (9.1 m) manger, and was mostly unchanged except it had a poured concrete floor. Its loft can store 40 short tons (36,000 kg) of hay.[2]

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