Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn

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.[1]

Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn
Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn is located in Illinois
Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn
Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn is located in the United States
Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn
LocationMcDonough County, Illinois, USA
Nearest cityColchester
Arealess than one acre
Built1915[1]
ArchitectDick Carmack[1]
Architectural styleRound barns
MPSRound Barns in Illinois TR
NRHP reference No.82002586[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 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.[1] [3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 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.
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