List of round barns
What are termed round barns include historic barns having true circular designs and also octagonal or other polygonal designs that approximate a circle. In the United States, in a first era of round barn construction, from 1850 to 1900, numerous octagonal barns were built. In a second era, from 1889 to 1936, numerous true circular barns were built.[1][2]
This list article includes surviving or historic round barns in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere. There were 19 historic round and polygonal barns in Canada identified as surviving in the 1970s, in a list compiled by Katherine Kirkam.[3] According to Matthew Farfan, nine round barns survive in the Eastern Townships of the province of Quebec, all close to the U.S. border.[4][note 1]
Besides paying attention to Canadian barns, Kirkham also studied American barns; in the 1970s, she identified 444 surviving barns in the United States.[3] Many of them are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Dale J. Travis has identified and photographed (or collected photos of round barns and other round or polygonal buildings throughout the United States and Canada.[6] His webpages document the loss of numerous historic round barns.
The periods during which round barns were built varies across U.S. states. Most of Indiana's round barns were built between 1900 and 1920, and their construction peaked in 1910. Iowa's peak years were from 1909 to 1922. All 44 of the historic round barns built in South Dakota were built between 1903 and 1946. North Dakota's peak years were from 1910 to 1916. South Dakota had none built before 1900 because the state had yet to be developed.[7]
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Canada
As documented here, there are at least 11 surviving octagonal, true round, and other round-type barns in Quebec. A few others survive in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. A list of round or near-round structures in Quebec, including historic round barns, developed by Dale J. Travis has informed this compilation.[8] Following is intended to be a complete list, from West to East:
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, Province | Description |
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Fintry Estate barn | 1925[9] | Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area, 7655 Fintry Delta Rd.50°08′14″N 119°30′13″W / 50.1371°N 119.5036°W | Fintry, Okanagan Country, British Columbia | Restored dairy barn at Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area Fintry Barn or Dun-Waters Barn?[10] | |
Henderson Round Barn | Built 1898, moved 1972 | Fort Edmonton Park 53°30′01″N 113°34′51″W / 53.5004°N 113.5809°W |
Edmonton, Alberta | Preserved in a historical park.[4][11] | |
Sowerby Barn | 1928[12] | 131 Brownlee Rd (at Round Barn Rd)46°16′57″N 83°25′58″W / 46.28248°N 83.43273°W | Huron Shores, Ontario | One of three 12-sided barns still existing in Canada[12][13] | |
Cordukes/Weber Barn | 1919[12] | 1410 Basswood Lakes Road46°17′54″N 83°23′20″W / 46.29841°N 83.38881°W | Algoma, Ontario | 12-sided barn, site of farmers market, has been dismantled, moved and rebuilt adjacent to Sowerby Hall (formerly the Day and Bright Community and Recreation Centre) at 1410 Basswood Lake Road, near Hendry Street.[12][13][14][15][16] (Barn is clearly visible from right in front of Sowerby Hall in Google maps' street view, and is clearly visible in Bing's satellite view). | |
Octagon barn south of Osgoode | 5672 Dalmeny Road45°07′05″N 75°35′06″W / 45.11813°N 75.58509°W | Osgoode, Ontario | [17] | ||
Higginson Round Barn | 1893-94 | 2500 Highway 34 45°34′48″N 74°37′21″W / 45.58000°N 74.62250°W |
Hawkesbury, Ontario | ||
Walbridge Barn | 1882 | Chemin de Mystic 45°09′09″N 72°59′18″W / 45.15262°N 72.98823°W |
Mystic, Quebec | Oldest surviving polygonal barn in Canada, and only 12-sided one.[18] Also known as Grange Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge, it has a unique roof, became Quebec historic site in 2004 and became a museum in 2011[4][19][20] | |
Round barn at West Brome | Chemin Scott45°10′22″N 72°40′27″W / 45.17290°N 72.67410°W | West Brome, Quebec | [4][21] | ||
Grange Ronde de Mansonville | Rue Joseph Blanchet 45°03′11″N 72°23′37″W / 45.0531°N 72.3937°W |
Mansonville, Quebec | True round barn[4][8] | ||
Round barn at Saint-Benoit-du-Lac | Chemin Fisher 45°09′30″N 72°16′13″W / 45.15834°N 72.27020°W |
Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec | A round barn and a round hay tower[4] | ||
Grange ronde Stanley-Holmes | 1907 | Chemin Holmes 45°07′14″N 71°58′28″W / 45.120551°N 71.974350°W |
Barnston-Ouest | Rbcq: "W. of Barnston. Hwy.141 W. from Barnston to Chemin Caron Rd., S. on Chemin Caron Rd. & SE on Chemin de Way's Mill & the barn would be on the right hand (S.) side of the road. Holmhurst Farm, true round barn, red horizontal siding, 2 pitch conical roof, louvered cupola."[8] This is Stanley-Holmes Round Barn, on Holmhurst Farm. (Is this also known as Holmes' Barn? Or is this 2nd of two round barns near Ways Mills?) | |
Round barn south of Barnston | 1909[8] | Chemin de Baldwin Mills Barnston 45°06′03″N 71°53′19″W / 45.1008°N 71.8885°W |
South of Barnston, Coaticook, Quebec | True round barn with two-pitch conical roof with a cupola, at Ferme Blayrond[4][8] | |
Round barn at Barnston | 1901[8] | Chemin Riendeau 45°06′24″N 71°52′42″W / 45.106620°N 71.878271°W |
Barnston, Coaticook, Quebec | In Barnston. True round barn with two-pitch conical roof, with cupola[8] | |
Grange Ronde | built 1995 | 400 Rue St. Marc., Gorge de Coaticook Park45°08′41″N 71°47′51″W / 45.14477°N 71.79761°W | Coaticook, Quebec | [4] | |
Round barn west of Beaumont | Pre-1850[8] | Route du Fleuve (Route 132) 46°49′45″N 71°02′25″W / 46.829175°N 71.040144°W |
Beaumont, Quebec | White barn[8] | |
Adolph Gagnon Museum | 1888[8] | 48°17′51″N 68°51′57″W / 48.297637°N 68.865842°W | Saint-Fabien, Quebec | Museum now in former barn[8] | |
Octagonal barn west of Cap Chatte | Rue Notre Dame Ouest (2.5 miles west of Cap-Chat)49°05′12″N 66°43′55″W / 49.08668°N 66.73190°W | Cap-Chat, Quebec | Octagonal barn west of Cap Chatte[4] | ||
Round barn near Dunham | Dunham, Quebec | Near Dunham[4] | |||
Holmes' Barn | c. 1907[22] | Ways Mills, Quebec | [4][23] Is this the round barn west of Barnston (Travis's QC-11-05)? [24] | ||
Second of two round barns near Ways Mills | Ways Mills, Quebec | [4] | |||
Europe
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Bakendorf round barn | Bakendorf, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany | Now a converted barn | |||
Fincken Round Barn | 53°21′20″N 12°26′33″E / 53.35556°N 12.44250°E | Fincken, district Müritz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany | Used as a fire station | ||
Bjärtrå Folk Museum Round Barn | circa 1858 | 62°59′19″N 17°52′33″E / 62.98861°N 17.87583°E | Bjärtrå, near Kramfors, Sweden | ||
Round Barn in Viätt | 63°04′18″N 17°49′43″E / 63.07167°N 17.82861°E | Viätt, Kramfors, Sweden | Hexagonal, log barn or granary | ||
Nätra Folk Museum Round Barn | 63°12′06″N 18°31′10″E / 63.20167°N 18.51944°E | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | Technically an octagonal, log granary | ||
United States
Notes
- ↑ This list confirms existence of 15 round or polygonal barns in Canada (8 of them in Quebec near the U.S. border) from Google and Bing satellite view, as of the satellite photos presented in Google and Bing in March 2016.
References
- ↑ Auer, Michael J. The Preservation of Historic Barns, Preservation Briefs, National Park Service, first published October 1989. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ↑ Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana, (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- 1 2 "Round Barn Capital of the World?". Fulton County Historical Society.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Matthew Farfan. "Round Barns". TownshipsHeritage WebMagazine.
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.dalejtravis.com/
- ↑ Jerry McMahan (October 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana" (PDF). National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dale J. Travis. "Quebec Round Barns List".>ref group=note>One barn in Quebec on Chemin Tetreault noted by Travis as possibly gone, is not now found on Google maps satellite view.
- ↑ at Dale Travis
- ↑ http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/bc00001.htm
- ↑ Henderson Round Barn at Dale Travis
- 1 2 3 4 "Historic 12-Sided Barn". Municipality of Huron Shores.
- 1 2 Pat Kerr (June 3, 2012). "Get around, get around, I get around".
- ↑ "Sowerby Farmers Market".
- ↑ Interior pic of wedding
- ↑ 2015 Algoma Travel Guide, p. 60
- ↑ this barn, Dale J. Travis
- ↑ Per historic plaque,
- ↑ Matthew Farfan (May 10, 2010). "Missisquoi Museum and Walbridge Barn Set to Open". Townships Heritage.
- ↑ Matthew Farfan (March 9, 2011). "Walbridge Barn Now a Museum".
- ↑ location
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ QC-11-05
- ↑ http://shastacountyhistory.com/reconstructing_the_round_barn
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places, DeLaney Barn, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, National Register #89000010
- 1 2 "Iowa Round Barn List". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "IA00305". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "Snowstorm damages historic round barn". Lincoln Journal-Star. 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Round barn unlikely to be rebuilt". Omaha World-Herald. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 dairy barns mps
- ↑ "Bates Round Barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Young Round Barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "13-sided barn at Bronck Museum". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Musser barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Donald Martin Barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Unnamed barn on Daniels Road". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Unnamed barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Unnamed barn". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ L. Martin Perry (July 29, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Urbain Cote Round Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. (pages 27-28 in North Dakota Round Barns TR) and accompanying photo from 1986
- ↑ L. Martin Perry (July 29, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cecil Baker Round Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. (pages 25-26 in North Dakota Round Barns TR) and accompanying photo from 1985
- ↑ L. Martin Perry (July 29, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jens Myhre Round Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. (pages 40-41 in North Dakota Round Barns TR) and accompanying photos
- ↑ L. Martin Perry (July 29, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Niels Nielsen Fourteen-Side Barn Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. (pages 45-46 in North Dakota Round Barns TR) and accompanying photo from 1986
- 1 2 "Ralph Joslin barn". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ long source
- ↑ "Robinson Bros". Dale Travis Round Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Russell Moore barn". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Calendar: Barn city". Boston Globe. October 14, 1999.
- ↑ "Butson". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Field barn". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Welch barn". Dale Travis Round Barns. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Southwick or Haberman barn". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Round Barn Apartments". Dale Travis Round Barns List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "12-sided barn". Dale Travis Barn List. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- 1 2 3 4 Nancy Belle Douglas (November 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Centric Barns in Rock County TR" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ↑ "Historic Dougan Round Barn demolished". Beloit Daily News. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Central Wisconsin State Fair". Central Wisconsin State Fair. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.