List of round barns

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What are termed round barns include historic barns having true circular designs and also octagonal or other polygonal designs that approximate a circle. In the United States, in a first era of round barn construction, from 1850 to 1900, numerous octagonal barns were built. In a second era, from 1889 to 1936, numerous true circular barns were built.Auer, Michael J. [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief20.htm The Preservation of Historic Barns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219092447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief20.htm |date=2011-02-19 }}, Preservation Briefs, National Park Service, first published October 1989. Retrieved 7 February 2007.{{NRHP url|id=64500218|title=Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana}}, (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 8 February 2007.

This list article includes surviving or historic round barns in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere. There were 19 historic round and polygonal barns in Canada identified as surviving in the 1970s, in a list compiled by members of a club and typed up by Katherine Kirkam.{{cite web |url=http://www.fultoncountyhistory.org/ROUNDBARNCAPITAL.html |title=Round Barn Capital of the World? |publisher=Fulton County Historical Society |access-date=2012-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730000350/http://www.fultoncountyhistory.org/ROUNDBARNCAPITAL.html |archive-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead |quote=A list of all the round barns in the United States compiled by members of the Covered Bridge Society and typed by Katherine Kirkham in 1970s lists 444 round and polygonal barns in the U. S. and 19 in Canada.}} According to Matthew Farfan, nine round barns survive in the Eastern Townships of the province of Quebec, all close to the U.S. border.{{cite web |url=http://townshipsheritage.com/article/round-barns |title=Round Barns |author=Matthew Farfan |publisher=TownshipsHeritage WebMagazine |access-date=2012-07-08 |archive-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829145058/http://townshipsheritage.com/article/round-barns |url-status=live }}This list confirms existence of 15 round or polygonal barns in Canada (8 of them in Quebec near the U.S. border) from Google and Bing satellite view, as of the satellite photos presented in Google and Bing in March 2016.

Besides paying attention to Canadian barns, Kirkham also studied American barns; in the 1970s, she identified 444 surviving barns in the United States. Many of them are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|2010a}}

Dale J. Travis has identified and photographed (or collected photos of) round barns and other round or polygonal buildings throughout the United States and Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/|title=Round Barns and Covered Bridges|website=www.dalejtravis.com|access-date=2012-07-10|archive-date=2012-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710101804/http://www.dalejtravis.com/|url-status=live}} His webpages document the loss of numerous historic round barns.

The periods during which round barns were built varies across U.S. states. Most of Indiana's round barns were built between 1900 and 1920, and their construction peaked in 1910. Iowa's peak years were from 1909 to 1922. All 44 of the historic round barns built in South Dakota were built between 1903 and 1946. North Dakota's peak years were from 1910 to 1916. South Dakota had none built before 1900 because the state had yet to be developed.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64500218}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana |author=Jerry McMahan |date=October 18, 1991 |publisher=National Park Service}}

Canada

As documented here, there are at least 11 surviving octagonal, true round, and other round-type barns in Quebec. A few others survive in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. A list of round or near-round structures in Quebec, including historic round barns, developed by Dale J. Travis has informed this compilation.{{cite web|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbqc.htm|title=Quebec Round Barns List|author=Dale J. Travis|access-date=2016-02-21|archive-date=2015-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231063449/http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbqc.htm|url-status=live}} One barn in Quebec on Chemin Tetreault noted by Travis as possibly gone, is not now found on Google maps satellite view. Similar for other provinces at Travis site. Travis also includes less historic structures.

This includes others not in Travis's compilation, such as the Higginson Round Barn, which is an impressive and old one.

Following is incomplete, but is intended to become a complete list, from West to East:

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Fintry Estate barn \| \| 1925{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/bc00001.htm\|title=BC-00-01\|website=www.dalejtravis.com\|access-date=2016-04-06\|archive-date=2013-07-31\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731215648/http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/bc00001.htm\|url-status=live}} \| Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area, 7655 Fintry Delta Rd.{{coord\|50.1371
119.5036\|name=Fintry barn}} \| Fintry, Okanagan Country, British Columbia \|
Henderson Round Barn \| 125px \| Built 1898, moved 1972 \| Fort Edmonton Park {{coord\|53.5004
113.5809\|name=Henderson Round Barn}} \| Edmonton, Alberta \| Preserved in a historical park.[http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/ab05201.htm Henderson Round Barn] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731223812/http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/ab05201.htm \|date=2013-07-31 }} at Dale Travis
Sowerby Barn \| \| 1928 \| 131 Brownlee Rd (at Round Barn Rd){{coord\|46.28248
83.43273\|name=Sowerby Barn}} \| Huron Shores, Ontario \| One of three 12-sided barns still existing in Canada{{cite web \|url=http://www.saultstar.com/2012/06/03/get-around-get-around-i-get-around \|title=Get around, get around, I get around \|author=Pat Kerr \|date=June 3, 2012 \|access-date=March 11, 2016 \|archive-date=March 11, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311124441/http://www.saultstar.com/2012/06/03/get-around-get-around-i-get-around \|url-status=live }}
Cordukes/Weber Barn \| \| 1919 \| 1410 Basswood Lakes Road{{coord\|46.29841
83.38881\|name=Cordukes/Weber Barn}} \| Algoma, Ontario \| 12-sided barn, site of farmers market, has been dismantled, moved and rebuilt adjacent to Sowerby Hall (formerly the Day and Bright Community and Recreation Centre) at 1410 Basswood Lake Road, near Hendry Street.{{cite web \|url=http://huronshores.ca/about/historic-cordukesweber-12-sided-barn/ \|title=Historic 12-Sided Barn \|publisher=Municipality of Huron Shores \|access-date=2016-03-11 \|archive-date=2016-03-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311131208/http://huronshores.ca/about/historic-cordukesweber-12-sided-barn/ \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web\|url=http://www.algomacountry.com/events/sowerby-farmers-market/\|title=Sowerby Farmers Market\|access-date=2016-03-11\|archive-date=2016-03-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311135554/http://www.algomacountry.com/events/sowerby-farmers-market/\|url-status=live}}{{Cite web\|url=http://www.northernontario.travel/algoma-country/elope-to-algoma-country-unique-and-out-of-the-ordinary-venues-for-your-wedding-day\|title=Elope to Algoma Country: Unique and Out of the Ordinary Venues for Your Wedding Day\|date=February 1, 2016\|website=Northern Ontario Travel\|access-date=March 11, 2016\|archive-date=May 10, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510044637/http://www.northernontario.travel/algoma-country/elope-to-algoma-country-unique-and-out-of-the-ordinary-venues-for-your-wedding-day\|url-status=live}}{{Cite web\|url=https://viewer.joomag.com/2015-algoma-travel-guide-january/0134914001419195689?page=60\|title=2015 Algoma Travel Guide January\|website=Joomag\|access-date=2021-10-11\|archive-date=2021-10-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011144636/https://viewer.joomag.com/2015-algoma-travel-guide-january/0134914001419195689?page=60\|url-status=live}}
Octagon barn south of Osgoode \| 150px \| \|5672 Dalmeny Road{{coord\|45.11813
75.58509\|name=Octagon barn south of Osgoode}} \|Osgoode, Ontario \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/ontario/htm/on03203.htm\|title=ON-32-03\|website=www.dalejtravis.com\|access-date=2016-04-06\|archive-date=2015-12-31\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231064324/http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/ontario/htm/on03203.htm\|url-status=live}}
Higginson Round Barn \| \| 1893–94 \| 2500 Highway 34 {{coord\|45.580283
74.622895\|source:Doncram\|name=Higginson Round Barn}} \| Hawkesbury, Ontario \| Several sources, hidden.
Walbridge Barn \| 125px \| 1882 \| Chemin de Mystic {{coord\|45.15262
72.98823\|name=Walbridge Barn}} \| Mystic, Quebec \| Oldest surviving polygonal barn in Canada.{{Cite web \|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grange_Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge_-_Plaque.jpg \|title=Français: La grange Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge située à Mystic (Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge, Québec) \|date=October 6, 2012 \|via=Wikimedia Commons \|access-date=April 14, 2016 \|url-status=live \|archive-date=June 17, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617140144/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grange_Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge_-_Plaque.jpg}} Also known as Grange Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge, it has a unique roof, became Quebec historic site in 2004 and became a museum in 2011{{cite web \|url=http://townshipsheritage.com/news/missisquoi-museum-and-walbridge-barn-set-open \|title=Missisquoi Museum and Walbridge Barn Set to Open \|author=Matthew Farfan \|publisher=Townships Heritage \|date=May 10, 2010 \|access-date=March 11, 2016 \|archive-date=March 11, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071122/http://townshipsheritage.com/news/missisquoi-museum-and-walbridge-barn-set-open \|url-status=live }}{{cite web\|title=Walbridge Barn Now a Museum \|author=Matthew Farfan \|date=March 9, 2011 }}
Round barn at West Brome \| \| \| Chemin Scott{{coord\|45.17290
72.67410\|name=Round barn at West Brome}} \| West Brome, Quebec \| {{Cite web\|url=http://ville.lac-brome.qc.ca/tourism-directory/west-brome-round-barn/\|title=location}}
Grange Ronde de Mansonville \| 125px \| \| Rue Joseph Blanchet {{coord\|45.0531
72.3937\|name=Grange Ronde de Mansonville}} \| Mansonville, Quebec \| True round barn
Round barn at Saint-Benoit-du-Lac \| \| \| Chemin Fisher {{coord\|45.15834
72.27020\|name=Round barn at Saint-Benoit-du-Lac}} \| Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec \| A round barn and a round hay tower
Grange ronde Stanley-Holmes \| 125px \| 1907 \| Chemin Holmes {{coord\|45.120551
71.974350\|name=Stanley-Holmes Round Barn}} \| Barnston-Ouest \| Rbcq: "W. of Barnston. Hwy.141 W. from Barnston to Chemin Caron Rd., S. on Chemin Caron Rd. & SE on Chemin de Way's Mill & the barn would be on the right hand (S.) side of the road. Holmhurst Farm, true round barn, red horizontal siding, 2 pitch conical roof, louvered cupola." This is Stanley-Holmes Round Barn, on Holmhurst Farm.
Round barn south of Barnston \| \| 1909 \| Chemin de Baldwin Mills Barnston {{coord\|45.1008
71.8885\|name=Round barn south of Barnston}} \| South of Barnston, Coaticook, Quebec \| True round barn with two-pitch conical roof with a cupola, at Ferme Blayrond
Round barn at Barnston \| \| 1901 \| Chemin Riendeau {{coord\|45.106620
71.878271\|name=Round barn at Barnston}} \| Barnston, Coaticook, Quebec \| In Barnston. True round barn with two-pitch conical roof, with cupola
Grange Ronde \| \| built 1995 \| 400 Rue St. Marc., Gorge de Coaticook Park{{coord\|45.14477
71.79761\|name=Grange Ronde}} \| Coaticook, Quebec \|
Round barn west of Beaumont \| \| Pre-1850 \| Route du Fleuve (Route 132) {{coord\|46.829175
71.040144\|name=Round barn west of Beaumont}} \| Beaumont, Quebec \| White barn
Adolph Gagnon Museum \| \| 1888 \| {{coord\|48.297637
68.865842\|name=Adolph Gagnon Museum}} \| Saint-Fabien, Quebec \| Museum now in former barn
Octagonal barn west of Cap Chatte \| \| \| Rue Notre Dame Ouest (2.5 miles west of Cap-Chat){{coord\|49.08668
66.73190\|name=Octagonal barn west of Cap-Chat}} \| Cap-Chat, Quebec \| [http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/quebec/htm/qc02301.htm Octagonal barn west of Cap Chatte]
Round barn near Dunham \| \| \| \| Dunham, Quebec \|
Holmes' Barn \| \| c. 1907{{Cite web \|url=http://barnston-ouest.ca/en/patrimoine_culture/grange_ronde.php \|title=Municipality of Barnston-West \| Heritage and Culture - Round Barn \|access-date=2016-03-13 \|archive-date=2016-03-13 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313130626/http://barnston-ouest.ca/en/patrimoine_culture/grange_ronde.php \|url-status=live }} \| \| Ways Mills, Quebec \| {{Cite web\|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbqc.htm\|title=Quebec Round Barns List\|website=www.dalejtravis.com\|access-date=2016-02-21\|archive-date=2015-12-31\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231063449/http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbqc.htm\|url-status=live}}
Second of two round barns near Ways Mills \| \| \| \| Ways Mills, Quebec \|

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Fintry Estate barn

| 1925{{Cite web|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/bc00001.htm|title=BC-00-01|website=www.dalejtravis.com|access-date=2016-04-06|archive-date=2013-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731215648/http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/canada/htm/bc00001.htm|url-status=live}}

| Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area, 7655 Fintry Delta Rd.{{coord|50.1371

119.5036|name=Fintry barn}}

| Fintry, Okanagan Country, British Columbia

Henderson Round Barn

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