Leedy, Bert, Round Barn

Jct. of Co. Rd. 375N and US 31, SW side, Rochester, Indiana. County/parish: Fulton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 02, 1993. NRIS 93000182.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Fulton County Historical Society Round Bar
  • Paxton Round Barn

From Wikipedia:

Bert Leedy Round Barn

The Bert Leedy Round Barn, also known as Paxton Round Barn and as Fulton County Historical Society Round Barn, is a round barn located in Richland Township near Rochester, Indiana, United States. Built in 1924, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The listing was consistent with terms of a National Park Service "Multiple Property Documentation" study on "Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana" that was prepared in 1991. The Round Barn was moved to its current site, an open-air museum, in 1989 after it was struck by a tornado.

The Fulton County Historical Society Museum, a modern building, is located approximately seventy five feet northwest of the barn. Parking for the museum is located northeast of the barn. A large earthen ramp on the north side of the barn leads to the main level entrance.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132001797

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