Menter Farmstead

Menter Farmstead
Location 1270 North Fork Rd.
Nearest city Big Springs, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°05′00″N 102°05′40″W / 41.0833°N 102.0944°W / 41.0833; -102.0944Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 102°05′40″W / 41.0833°N 102.0944°W / 41.0833; -102.0944
NRHP Reference # 11000886[1]
Added to NRHP December 7, 2011

The Menter Farmstead, near Big Springs, Nebraska, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It is a farmstead built 1919–1928 during a regional agricultural boom sparked by winter wheat demand in World War I, and reflecting increased mechanization with its grain elevator and concrete block construction.[2]

The most significant historic structure is the approximately 100-by-100-foot (30 m × 30 m) barn, built c.1919. It has a complex roof with eaves and original wood shingles, built upon lower concrete block walls and a concrete foundation. It has been termed a variation of the "Midwest Three Portal Barn" type.[2]

The listing on the National Register in 2011 included several contributing and non-contributing buildings.[2]

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Nunn, Jessie (2011-08-24). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Menter Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-03.


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