Laurens Polygonal Hog House

The Laurens Polygonal Hog House is a historic farm outbuilding in Dewey County, South Dakota. It is located northeast of Eagle Butte, on the east side of South Dakota Highway 63, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its junction with United States Route 212. It is a 10-side structure, with walls and foundation of concrete and stone, and a conical wood frame roof with low pitch, and is partially set into a sloping hillside. It has a single entrance and four windows. The interior is organized with wedge-shaped pens on the outside of a central open area, from which feed and water can be distributed efficiently to the pens. The structure was built in 1926-28 by August and Frank Laurenz, and was used as a hog house until 1956. It has since seen a variety of other agricultural uses.[2]

Laurens Polygonal Hog House
Laurens Polygonal Hog House is located in South Dakota
Laurens Polygonal Hog House
Laurens Polygonal Hog House is located in the United States
Laurens Polygonal Hog House
Nearest cityEagle Butte, South Dakota
Coordinates45°1′43″N 101°9′19″W / 45.02861°N 101.15528°W / 45.02861; -101.15528
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
Built byAugust and Frank Laurenz
Architectural stylePolygonal Hog House
MPSSouth Dakota's Round and Polygonal Barns and Pavilions MPS
NRHP reference No.95001468[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1995

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Laurens Polygonal Hog House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 28, 2016.