Corson Emminger Round Barn

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Corson Emminger Round Barn

| nrhp_type =

| image = CORSON EMMINGER ROUND BARN, CODINGTON COUNTY, SD.JPG

| caption = The barn in July 2013

| nearest_city = Watertown, South Dakota

| coordinates = {{coord|44.86128|N|97.10946|W|display=inline,title,source:doncram2017}}

| locmapin = South Dakota#USA

| built = 1909-10

| builder = Emminger, Corson

| architecture = Round barn

| added = March 30, 1978

| area = {{convert|1|acre}}

| refnum = 78002546{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

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.

It is "extremely tall", on a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=mid|-diameter}} 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.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78002546}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corson Emminger Round Barn|publisher=National Park Service |author=Scott Gerloff |date=January 1977 |accessdate=February 1, 2017 }} with {{NRHP url|id=78002546|photos=y|title=photos}}

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.

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.

It is located on U.S. Route 81, about {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of parallel Interstate 29.Google maps