NRHP: Maple Grove Sale Pavilion and Farrowing Barn
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Maple Grove Sales Pavilion and Farrowing Barn
NRHP Reference #: 09000528
NRHP Listing Date: 20090716
Location
2408 Road W, Tobias vicinity, Fillmore County, Nebraska
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Summary
William McCurdy built this barn for sows and their litters on his farm between Tobias and Ohiowa around 1912. The attached square pavilion housed livestock auctions featuring McCurdy's purebred Duroc and Poland-China hogs. The Maple Grove Sales Pavilion and Farrowing Barn represent the purebred livestock industry, an important component of Nebraska's agricultural and commercial history.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
