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Octagonal Barn, South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, CA
LocationSouth Higuera Street,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2693
Building/structure dates:
1900 initial construction
0.1998
Significance: The barn is located on the periphery of San Luis Obispo. It serves as a Southern Gateway to San Luis Obispo, and is visible from all major thoroughfares. Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations (1880-1920), promoted progressive farming based on models of industrial efficiency; the utilization of a polygonal or circular barn was one such model. In the barn, cows were housed in the outer circle which allowed the inner circle to be animal-feed storage...
Related Names
Hayashi Family
Pereira, Joaquin
Harbinski, Christie, Delineator
Wolfson, David, Delineator
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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