W. S. Kohl Barn

The W.S. Kohl Barn near Richfield, Idaho, United States, is a lava rock barn built in c. 1917, probably by skilled stonemason Jack Oughton and by Sandy Reed. Its design appears to be that of a plan advertised by the Gem State Lumber Company of Richfield, and its approximate date of construction is determined by record of farmer W.S. Kohl taking out a mortgage for it in 1917.[2]

W.S. Kohl Barn
Nearest cityRichfield, Idaho
Coordinates43°4′25″N 114°7′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1917
Built byOughton, Jack; Reed, Sandy
MPSLava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP reference No.83002376[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

It is approximately 40 feet (12 m) by 50 feet (15 m) with a high gambrel roof. It is located about a mile northwest of Richfield.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It was listed in a group with many other lava rock structures in Jerome and Lincoln counties.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Marian Posey-Ploss (July 8, 1983). "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory Sheet: W.S. Kohl Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2017. with photo from 1981
  3. Marian Posey-Ploss (July 8, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho thematic group". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2017.


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