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KIMMELL BARN
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DESCRIPTION:
THE KIMMELL BARN IS A THREE LEVEL GERMAN BANK BARN BUILT IN 1906 OF NATIVE SANDSTONE. IT HAS FOUR ARCHED DOORWAYS. THE HAND-CHISELED STONE IS STILL INTACT. MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL LUMBER FOR THE BUILDING CAME FROM THE 1904 WORLD FAIR IN ST. LOUIS. THE BUILDER OF THE BARN, MR. KIMMELL, BOUGHT THE USED LUMBER AND HAD IT SHIPPED TO OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 1/30/1984.
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NR ID Number
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84003021
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Historic Name
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KIMMELL BARN
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Current Name
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FREESE BARN
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Project Name
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Latitude
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36.3619
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Longitude
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-97.53938
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Address
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NEW OF CITY
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City
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COVINGTON VICINITY
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County
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GARFIELD
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County
code
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047
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Lot
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Block
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Section
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20
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Township
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22N
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Range
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3W
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Type
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BUILDING
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Historic Function
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AGRICULTURE / SUBSISTENCE: ANIMAL FACILITY: BARN
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Current Function
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AGRICULTURE / SUBSISTENCE: ANIMAL FACILITY: BARN
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Area Significance 1
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AGRICULTURE
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Area Significance 2
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ARCHITECTURE |
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Architect / Builder
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KIMMELL, SAM: BUILDER
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Date Prepared
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Year Built
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1906
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Original Site
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YES
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Architectural Style
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OTHER: GERMAN BANK BARN
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Roof Material
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METAL: TIN
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Wall Material
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STONE: SANDSTONE
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Window Material
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WOOD
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Door
Material
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WOOD
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Decorative Detail
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Condition
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GOOD
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"FIELD DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY", UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, ARCO OIL AND GAS COMPANY, N.D.; CARL COKE RISTER, "OIL! THE TITAN OF THE SOUTHWEST", NORMAN: UNIVERSITY OF OKALHOMA PRESS, 1949, P. 139; G.C. CLARK AND C.L. COOPER, "KAY, GRANT, GARFIELD, AND NOBLE COUNTIES", OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN 40, MARCH 1927, PP. 89-90; INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH LONG, JULY 1985.
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