The A. O. Huntley Barn, in

Adams County, Idaho Adams County is a rural county in the state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 4,379, making it the fifth-least populous county in Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Council. Established in 1911, the county wa ...

near

Cuprum, Idaho Cuprum is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho, Adams County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The community is located northwest of Council, Idaho, Council. History Cumprum's population was estimated at 100 in 1909 ...

, was built in 1902. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1978. It is a three-story

barn A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.Alle ...

with board and batten siding and a steep

gambrel A gambrel or gambrel roof is a usually symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. (The usual architectural term in eighteenth-century England and North America was "Dutch roof".) The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, ...

roof. The building is more than long and wide. It has a braced frame construction and rests upon a raised concrete foundation. With The basement floor level has a concrete floor covered with soil, and is where cattle were housed. The first floor is supported by beams. The roof is supported by 11 braced beams. The west side of the barn has a shed-roofed lean-to. A wing that originally extended from the north side has collapsed and been removed. Its National Register nomination assesses it as:

architecturally significant as one of the largest barns of its period in Idaho. It is one of the few remaining three-story barns in the state. Locally it is the largest structure in the Cuprum area. It stands in spacious meadows, surrounded by forest, at the intersection of the road which leads to Cuprum and the Kleinschmidt grade. Set at this major intersection, and being the largest building within a forty mile-radius, it is the major architectural landmark in the Cuprum area.

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Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Idaho Buildings and structures completed in 1902 {{Idaho-NRHP-stub