Gempeler Round Barn

The Gempeler Round Barn near Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States, is a round barn built about 1912, unusual in that its central support is the trunk of an oak tree, three feet across at the top. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. In 1902 Chris Gempeler bought this farm in the rolling country of western Rock County. After farming for some years, he hired the Haase brothers of Durand, Illinois to build him a round barn, which they did in the summer and fall of 1912.

Gempeler Round Barn

The Gempeler Round Barn near Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States, is a round barn built about 1912, unusual in that its central support is the trunk of an oak tree, three feet across at the top. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. In 1902 Chris Gempeler bought this farm in the rolling country of western Rock County. After farming for some years, he hired the Haase brothers of Durand, Illinois to build him a round barn, which they did in the summer and fall of 1912.