Gempeler Round Barn

Gempeler Round Barn
Nearest city Orfordville, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°W / 42.66389; -89.33056Coordinates: 42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°W / 42.66389; -89.33056
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
Built by Hagse Brothers
MPS Centric Barns in Rock County TR
NRHP Reference # 79000110[1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1979

The Gempeler Round Barn near Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.[1]

The barn has a 68-foot diameter. It is "significant for its ingenious construction, with its main story supported by an inverse pylon made up of an oak trunk upside down in the center of the basement."[2]:10

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nancy Belle Douglas (November 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Centric Barns in Rock County TR" (PDF). National Park Service.


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