Corson Emminger Round Barn
Corson Emminger Round Barn | |
The barn in July 2013 | |
Nearest city | Watertown, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 44°51′41″N 97°06′34″W / 44.86128°N 97.10946°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1909-10 |
Built by | Emminger, Corson |
Architectural style | Round barn |
NRHP reference No. | 78002546[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1978 |
The Corson Emminger Round Barn near Watertown, South Dakota, United States, is a round barn that was built during 1909–1910 by Corson Emminger. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
It is "extremely tall", on a 50-foot-diameter (15 m) base. It is built of concrete blocks. It has a double-pitched roof topped by a polygonal cupola with a conical top. It used to have ramps leading to two large entrances on the second level.[2]
There are few round barns in South Dakota; Emminger may have brought the idea of building one from Wisconsin, his native state, from which he arrived in the early 1900s. He bought the farm property in 1905 for $6,000, and he built the barn at cost of $1,500 to use as a dairy barn. He moved into Watertown in 1914 and to California in 1920. Jacob Krull bought the farm for $13,600 and owned it, with exception of one year, until 1943.[2]
Its National Register nomination asserts it is "truly a landmark in South Dakota", noting that it is located on one of the state's main highways.[2]
It is located on U.S. Route 81, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of parallel Interstate 29.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Scott Gerloff (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corson Emminger Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2017. with photos
- ^ Google maps
External links
[edit]- Steph J. Ahrendt (August 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: South Dakota's Round and Polygonal Barns and Pavilions". National Park Service.
- Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
- Buildings and structures in Codington County, South Dakota
- Buildings and structures completed in 1910
- Round barns in South Dakota
- National Register of Historic Places in Codington County, South Dakota
- South Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs
- South Dakota building and structure stubs