The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark and tourist attraction on historic U.S. Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, United States. It was built by local farmer William Harrison Odor in 1898 using native bur oak boards soaked while green and forced into the curves needed for the walls and roof rafters. A second level was incorporated for use as a community gathering place. The town of Arcadia developed and prospered with the arrival of the railroad and in the 1920s the newly commissioned Route 66 was aligned through the town, passing next to the Round Barn.
With the reduction of traffic along Route 66 following the arrival of the Interstate, Arcadia and the barn likewise declined. In 1988 the 60 foot diameter roof collapsed. A team of volunteers led by Luther Robison worked to rebuild the structure, and restoration work was completed in 1992. Today the old barn is a tourist attraction and visitors admire the architectural and engineering details of America's only truly round (as opposed to hexagonal or octagonal) barn.[2][3]
arcadia, round, barn, landmark, tourist, attraction, historic, route, arcadia, oklahoma, united, states, built, local, farmer, william, harrison, odor, 1898, using, native, boards, soaked, while, green, forced, into, curves, needed, walls, roof, rafters, secon. The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark and tourist attraction on historic U S Route 66 in Arcadia Oklahoma United States It was built by local farmer William Harrison Odor in 1898 using native bur oak boards soaked while green and forced into the curves needed for the walls and roof rafters A second level was incorporated for use as a community gathering place The town of Arcadia developed and prospered with the arrival of the railroad and in the 1920s the newly commissioned Route 66 was aligned through the town passing next to the Round Barn Arcadia Round BarnU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of OklahomaShow map of the United StatesLocation107 Highway 66Arcadia OklahomaCoordinates35 39 44 N 97 19 33 W 35 66222 N 97 32583 W 35 66222 97 32583Built1898Built byWilliam H OdorMPSRoute 66 in Oklahoma MPSNRHP reference No 77001094 1 Added to NRHP1977With the reduction of traffic along Route 66 following the arrival of the Interstate Arcadia and the barn likewise declined In 1988 the 60 foot diameter roof collapsed A team of volunteers led by Luther Robison worked to rebuild the structure and restoration work was completed in 1992 Today the old barn is a tourist attraction and visitors admire the architectural and engineering details of America s only truly round as opposed to hexagonal or octagonal barn 2 3 See also editList of round barns Ryan Round Barn located in Johnson Sauk State Park Illinois completed in 1910 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 The Arcadia Round Barn Retrieved June 6 2012 National Park Service Route 66 Arcadia Round Barn Retrieved June 6 2012 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcadia Round Barn This article about a property in Oklahoma on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arcadia Round Barn amp oldid 1215200728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
