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Charles A. Barber Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Lily, South Dakota
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)
Architectural style	American Foursquare
NRHP reference No.	88000048 (original) 96001226 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 8, 1988
Boundary increase	October 24, 1996

The Charles A. Barber Farmstead is a historic farmstead outside Lily, South Dakota. It consists of a complex of twelve buildings, including a house which was built in 1900 by the original homesteader, Charles Barber. The house is a fairly typical American Foursquare structure, which reached its present configuration by enlargement in 1914. Also included in the farmstead are an 1895 barn built by Berber, and several granaries moved to the property in the 1950s.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing was expanded in 1996 to include a granary built by Barber, which is located on what is now a separate property across the street.

History

One of the first homesteaders to the area was Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Barber and their children. The family immigrated from Mendota, Illinois in 1884. Franklin Barber initially ran the general store in Lily when he laid claim to the farmstead. In 1889, his son Charles Barber took over the claim and filed for a patent under the Timber Culture Act of 1878. Charles proved his claim in 1898 and was granted title to the parcel.

Charles constructed the barn in 1895 for a purebred horse-raising operation, where he bred Percheron horses until 1953.

In 1900, the Foursquare house was completed and was enlarged to its present size in 1914.

Charles died in 1962.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Charles A. Barber Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
3. "NRHP nomination for Charles A. Barber Farmstead (1996 increase)". National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
4. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be
5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be
6. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be
7. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be
8. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be
9. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3551de1f-3626-458a-a11e-05d9225018be

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Day County, South Dakota
Historic district	Charles A. Barber Farmstead
Historic properties	Anton and Mary Agnes Karpen House Chil and Julia Chilson House First National Bank James and Wilhelmina Anderson House John and Kittie Williams House Lars J. Fiksdal House Roslyn Auditorium Waddel Mansion Waldorf Hotel William Havens House Zoar Norwegian Lutheran Church
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Day County, South Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota

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