Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard

The Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard are a historic farm property in rural Campbell County, South Dakota. It consists of a barn and ranch yard located amid other farm buildings near the junction of 299th Avenue and 117th Street, west-southwest of Mound City. The barn, built in 1909, is a large wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof and integral shed extensions on the long sides, bringing the structure to a shape that is 64 feet (20 m) square. The yard is divided into several sections, with corrals south and west of the barn, with a calf shed measuring 50 by 25 feet (15.2 m × 7.6 m) where the two corrals meet. The barn was built by Claus Wientjes, a Dutch immigrant, and is a high quality example of the increasingly rare rural South Dakota barn.[2]

Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard
Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard is located in South Dakota
Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard
Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard is located in the United States
Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard
Location11703 299th Ave., Mound City, South Dakota vicinity
Coordinates45°41′48″N 100°12′50″W / 45.69667°N 100.21389°W / 45.69667; -100.21389
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
NRHP reference No.13000572[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 2013

The ranch yard and barn were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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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 Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yard" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2014.