NW 30th St. and NW 60th Ave., Kingman, Kansas. County/parish: Kingman.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 31, 2002. NRIS 02001263.
1 contributing building.
The Charles M. Prather Barn, near Kingman, Kansas, was built in about 1938 by Charles M. Prather and local carpenters. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
It is 52 by 60.5 feet (15.8 m × 18.4 m) in plan. It was built during the Depression out of materials salvaged from railroad refrigerator cars and from other railroad structures. Its interior walls and exterior siding was flooring of railroad cars. Railroad bridge timbers support the loft floor. Metal siding is from roofs of railroad cars.
It was deemed notable as "an excellent example of vernacular design, planned and built by its original owner and local workers. The barn's materials are unique in their ingenuity, salvaged from railroad yards in Wichita and assembled in the present location to create a one-of-a-kind structure that remains in near-original condition."
The barn has a prominent hay hood.
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