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Coordinates: 42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°W / 42.66389; -89.33056
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Gempeler Round Barn
Gempeler Round Barn is located in Wisconsin
Gempeler Round Barn
Gempeler Round Barn is located in the United States
Gempeler Round Barn
Nearest cityOrfordville, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°W / 42.66389; -89.33056
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byHagse Brothers
MPSCentric Barns in Rock County TR
NRHP reference No.79000110[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Belle Douglas (November 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Centric Barns in Rock County TR". National Park Service.


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