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United States historic place
Aitken Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationSouthwest of Riggins, Idaho on U.S. Route 95
Coordinates45°24′29″N 116°19′44″W / 45.40806°N 116.32889°W / 45.40806; -116.32889
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byJim Aitken
Stewart Aitken
NRHP reference No.82002512
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1982

The Aitken Barn on the Little Salmon River prominently visible from the U.S. Highway 95 near Riggins in Idaho County, Idaho was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Description

It was built by Jim and Stewart Aitken. It is a balloon-frame "basilica plan" building, with one-story lean-tos on both sides of a two-story central section. The central section has a hip roof to the rear. There is a clerestory wall of the hayloft with three square small windows. The lean-to sections have stalls for horses and dairy cows.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Patricia Wright (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aitken Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved July 30, 2017. With photo from 1978.
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