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.[2]
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| Location | McDonough County, Illinois, USA |
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| Nearest city | Colchester |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915[2] |
| Architect | Dick Carmack[2] |
| Architectural style | Round barns |
| MPS | Round Barns in Illinois TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002586[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1982 |
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.[2] [3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Keith A. Sculle (March 1982). "Excerpt on Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn from "Round Barns in Illinois Thematic Group Nomination"". NARA. Includes two photos from 1981. Document possibly also available from HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, at Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
- ^ Keith A. Sculle (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Round Barns in Illinois Thematic Group Nomination". National Park Service. This document does not include photos.