Prairie Fire looks at the history of barns in Illinois, including the University of Illinois round barns. Host Alison Davis said the three round barns were built between 1908 and 1912 for the university’s experimental dairy farm. “One is still a working dairy barn, while the other two are used for storage,” she said. Round barns were considered stronger than square or rectangular barns, cheaper to construct, and labor-saving in a variety of ways. The U of I’s round barns were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, she said.
“It’s been estimated that fewer than 60 round barns exist in America today,” said Davis. “They were popular until the ’20s when the mechanization of farm equipment led to their decline.”
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The Traditional Strings (Bluegrass) is a musical group made up of musicians from in and around the Helderberg mountains, Vermont. We rehearse and perform in Albany and Schoharie counties and will try and keep our web page up-to-date with our performance / rehearsal schedule.
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Linda and Richard Stewart have taken on the giant task of moving this barn to their property near Kingston, about 40 miles. The land on which this beautiful and rare barn sits has been sold to a developer who has no interest in saving this treasure.
"We are excited that you are interested in the Round Barn that we are moving from St. Michael, Minnesota 40 miles west to our farm in Kingston, Minnesota."
The Round Barn was built around 1900 and has been meticulously cared for by the Lenneman Family since 1914. With the expansion and growth of the small town of St. Michael, about 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including the water and sewer services added to the once rural area, the Lennemans decided to sell their farm to a housing developer. The 64 ft. wide by 60 ft. high Round Barn is such a beautiful structure that the Lennemans didn't want to see it torn down.
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