Round Barn (Van Wert, Ohio)

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Round Barn
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Barn in dilapidated condition, in 2010
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Nearest city Van Wert, Ohio
Coordinates 40°51′6″N84°45′46″W / 40.85167°N 84.76278°W / 40.85167; -84.76278 Coordinates: 40°51′6″N84°45′46″W / 40.85167°N 84.76278°W / 40.85167; -84.76278
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Built byClayton Hoover
Architectural styleRound Barn
MPS Round Barns in the Black Swamp of Northwest Ohio TR
NRHP reference No. 80003240 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1980

The Round Barn near Van Wert, Ohio, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It has a 65-foot (20 m) diameter and a height of 55 feet (17 m). [2]

It may also have been known as the Clayton Hoover Round Barn.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Ann Brown and Phyllis Hopkins (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Round Barns in the Black Swamp of Northwest Ohio". National Park Service.