{"nrhp_refnum":"84002897","name":"Lunn-Musser Octagon Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Garrattsville","address_restricted":false,"city":"Garrattsville","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.62768151200004,"lon":-75.15692310199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An octagonal, two-story dairy barn about 60 feet in diameter, built in 1885 by owner William Lunn on County Route 16, about 1.2 miles south of Garrattsville in the town of New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York.","why_significant":"It is an early New York example of the octagon barn type popularized by Elliot Stewart, introduced to Otsego County only three years earlier by the nearby Baker barn. It shows a regional variation of Stewart's model and appears to reflect the local influence of the Baker barn. It keeps its stone foundation, original framing and siding and is still used as a dairy barn.","narrative":"Built in 1885 by farmer William Lunn, this octagonal dairy barn sits on County Route 16 south of Garrattsville, in rolling dairy country. It measures 60 feet across and rises two stories, with mortared stone lower walls, vertical siding over braced timber frames above, and a hipped roof of eight panels. A center square of posts supports an octagonal ring that carries the rafters. Two marble datestones inscribed \"WmLunn 1885\" record the owner and date; one remains in the foundation. The barn matters as an early New York example of the octagon design promoted by Elliot Stewart, arriving in Otsego County just three years after the nearby Baker barn, which appears to have influenced Lunn's choice. The cupola blew off in 1976, and concrete block milkhouses and a calf wing were added later, but the original framing, siding and stone walls survive. The barn is still used for dairying.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder: William Lunn, the owner; architect not applicable","architectural_style":"Octagon barn (central plan dairy barn)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a dairy barn; condition described as fair. The cupola was lost in a 1976 windstorm, and later additions are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.870028-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84002897.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314261","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunn-Musser_Octagon_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706846"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/lunn-musser-octagon-barn-84002897/"}