National Register of Historic Places

Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn

Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois
Listed
August 25, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002586

About this property

The Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn is a round barn in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The correct GPS coordinates are: 40.45506936294263, -90.81113789160236. Carpenter Dick Carmack built the barn in 1915 for farmer George Welch. The wooden barn has a diameter of 56 feet (17 m) and a shingled hip roof. The barn's entrances are on the west, south, and northwest sides. A haymow encircles three-quarters of the barn at the roof's base, and a ventilator sits at the roof's peak. The barn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is one of the original round barns submitted to the Register as part of the Round Barns in Illinois Multiple Property Submission. Two other barns built by Carmack within 2 miles no longer survive.

Location

Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois
40.45513, -90.81135

Categories

AGRICULTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn listed on the National Register?

Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn?

Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kleinkopf, Clarence, Round Barn is recorded as the industrial era.

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