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One of those great Painted Cows is out in front of the Octagon Barn covered in lights. A nearly full moon was rising through the clouds when I took this last night.
This old Wisconsin round barn was in pretty dilipidated shape until recently when a new roof was installed. Too often these marvels of rural architecture are left to their own devices, and the results are heartbreaking. More work still needs to be done to this old beauty, but now it has time,and can be enjoyed by a new generation....
Round barns gained a short lived popularity in the late 1800's and early 1900's because of their perceived efficiency. But the high cost of construction was a obstacle to them becoming popular...
Round barn constructed in 1870 and used to break horses. What a delight to walk inside and find two Great Horned Owls waiting for me. :)
A winter view of the T.T. Bowman Round Barn at 28103 640th Street, Nevada, Iowa.
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There are only five round barns in the state of Washington, and the Laughlin barn, pictured here, built in 1883, is the oldest. Near Castle Rock in Lewis County.
Another shot of the historic Ryan Barn at Johnson Sauk Trail State Park near Kewanee,IL.
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For monochrome Monday....
When Mr. Lewis needed a barn for his large livestock herd,he thought "outside the box",and built a more efficient round barn which was on his family farm till the 1990's.At that time,the family decided for it to survive,it needed to be donated to an organization who would maintain it.It ended as a part of the Adams County,IL. fairgrounds along with many other historic subjects-an old one room schoolhouse and an old general store some examples...
The Lewis Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places...
Historic Round Barns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Illinois_round_barns
September 3, 2021
Champaign, Illinois
Located in Van Buren County, Iowa, near the small town of Cantril, this unusual barn has quite a colorful history. At one time or another, this was a sales pavilion for hogs, a packing plant, a dormitory and it was also raided as a "speakeasy" during prohibition days.
History: Built in 1919 by Alva Hunt for $20,000 on the Wickfield farm, this barn was originally called the ‘Silvers Sale Pavilion’. Frank Silvers, a successful hog breeder and businessman, operated the largest Hampshire hog farm in the world with about 1500 hogs being fed at once. This ‘show barn’ was the hub of Silvers’ business and a symbol of his prosperity.
The first floor sales arena had seating for 700 people and Silvers' business office was also located on the first floor. Hogs were brought in through the double doors to an 8’x8’ holding area while auctioneers called the bids from a small balcony above.
On the second floor, around a central hall, there were eight pie-shaped sleeping rooms for workers and hog buyers. A few rooms were smaller than others to allow for stairways up and down, but each room had a dormer window. During multi-day sales, each room slept about ten people
The third floor had four more sleeping rooms and also served as a card room and social parlor, complete with a dance floor.
Wickfield Farms usually held two auctions in this ‘show barn’ each year, some lasting up to three months and steep bidding was part of the spectacle. About 3500 hogs were sold here each year. Unfortunately, Wickfield Farms was short-lived as a successful business. Like many farms, it went bankrupt during the Great Depression.
The physical structure is constructed of clay tile, is fifty-two feet in diameter and 65 feet tall. The two-pitch roof features eight dormers on the lower part and four dormers on the upper part of the roof. There is also a half-basement equipped with a dining room that seats 36 guests along with a kitchen, a furnace room, an electric lighting plant, and a pantry/fruit cellar.
The Wickfield Round Barn is claimed to be the "most unusual use of any round barn in the state” and may likely be the most elaborate ‘Show Barn’ in existence.
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Historic Round Barns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Illinois_round_barns
September 3, 2021
Champaign, Illinois
Ryans Round Barn at Johnson- Sauk Trail Park near Kewanee,IL.Dr. Ryan was a brain surgeon and pioneer in plastic surgery that loved raising black Angus cattle.He completed this barn in 1910.
History and other info on the Ryan barn here...
www.thebarnjournal.org/round/barn001/index.html
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Old round blue barn.
Rt.66 rural Illinois.
Homecoming Trip 2016.
Nikon D7200.
Note; I like this round barn better than the "famed" round barn in Arcadia OK. This one is still in a natural state.
Built in 1914 and is also known as the Pleak Morgan Barn. There are at least a half dozen of these in south central Indiana. Never caught on because a farmer can't store as much in a round barn as he can with a rectangular barn.
Built in 1883, located near Castle Rock, WA in Cowlitz County. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Out for a Saturday after lunch drive we ran across this interesting small round barn southeast of Parker City.
I always love to see restorations like this. Located on the Cox cetennenial farm south of Chana,IL.,this fine example of craftsmanship has been lovingly restored and maintained for future generations to admire. Being made of clay tile certainly helped it withstand the harsh weather of northern Illinois, but the owners have done a nice job of maintaining the wood features. Like many round barns, this one features a center clay silo for feed storage...
Truly a marvel of engineering,the octagonal Secrest Barn was built by George Frank Longerbeam.Already known as a great barn builder,it was his first try at building a round barn.Amazingly,he had no formal training in engineering or architecture,but more importantly the pride and desire to do good work.This was the pinnacle of his work and was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1974.
The barn is now a popular wedding venue,and is open to the public.The day we visited,there was no one around.We walked up,went inside,and did our own "tour"!
Located near sleepy Downey,IA.
Both the farm this round barn is on, and the painting, are for sale. I wish I had the money to buy the property! If you are interested in purchasing this piece, go to my shop page:
artistnaturalist.com/product/round-barn-on-the-market/
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Marathon County, Wisconsin
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Don't know when I'm going to have a chance to work on more pictures so I'm posting this set of 21 captures at one time. Please take the time to look back In my photo stream at the whole set. These were taken on our trip back from Postville the day after the new year. I'm also introducing my round barn project. I will make it priority to seek out round and octal barns in our travels. Look forward to many more. This set contains one octal barn over by West Union Ia. I've also captured 5 more this past fall. Enjoy.
Thanks to all who take the time to view these captures and a special thanks to all who comment and fav these captures.
I also hope to have some time to look at captures others have taken. I'll try to give this one night a week if my day job doesn't get in the way.
Thanks again.
Just beyond the slight rise, appears to be a very nice Round Barn. But try as I may, I could not get to a place to get a good photo of it. The little hill, the house and the big trees in the yard all hid it completely. But I was happy about the windmill.
HWW
Stanley-Holmes Round Barn in Barnston, Eastern Townships, Qc, Canada
One of the few remaining
Built in 1907
This Stanley steam powered model began as a sedan. At some point the body was altered to make a pickup truck.
This barn is located in Arcadia on US-66. Many people drive the "Mother Road" from Chicago to Santa Monica, Ca.