page_title: Strauther Pleak Round Barn
section_title: Significance
hierarchical_section_title: Strauther Pleak Round Barn / Significance
caption_attribution_description: English: Farm plan of the Strauther Pleak Round Barn. Based on the map provided in the nomination documents for Nat'l Register of Hist. Places.
context_page_description: The Strauther Pleak Round Barn, also known as the "Pleak-Morgan Barn", is a round barn near Greensburg, Indiana, United States in Washington Township. Built in 1914, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
  The barn is part of farmstead with a circa 1940 Indiana limestone ranch house, smoke house, spring house and garage. The main drive is looped enclosing a pen with a chicken coop and smaller barn.
context_section_description: The Pleak Barn is a rare example of a round barn, which was later combined with a rectangular barn. The barn is a direct link to the agricultural development that occurred in the state from 1850 to 1936. The period of greatest significance of the barn was from 1914 to the mid 1930s when round and polygonal barns lost their popularity.
  The barn is unique in overall appearance of a three-tiered wedding cake. The three different roof sections of the lower level, silo and spire add a distinctive quality and the decorative shingles of the upper spire is a creative touch.
caption: Farm plan of the Strauther Pleak Round Barn.  Based on the map provided in the nomination documents for Nat'l Register of Hist. Places.
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