Virginia Tillery Round Barn
Virginia Tillery Round Barn is located in Illinois
Virginia Tillery Round Barn
Virginia Tillery Round Barn is located in the United States
Virginia Tillery Round Barn
LocationCounty Road 738
Nearest cityWhite Hall
Coordinates39°26′26″N 90°26′37″W / 39.44056°N 90.44361°W / 39.44056; -90.44361
Built1912[1]
Architectural styleRound barns
MPSMPL001 - Round Barns in Illinois Thematic Resources
NRHP reference No.82002536[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982

The Virginia Tillery Round Barn is a round barn located on County Route 738 west of White Hall in Greene County, Illinois. The barn was built in the fall of 1912 for farmer Harry C. Price. With a 36 feet 6 inches (11.13 m) diameter, the barn is relatively small for an Illinois round barn; the median diameter of Illinois round barns was 60 feet (18 m). Its size suggests that it served as a general-purpose barn, not a dairy barn like the state's larger round barns. Brown tile blocks were used to build the barn, which is topped by a wood shingle roof with a cupola.[1]

Hay was taken in through the door above the barn's north entrance.[1]

The barn was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1982.[2] It was one of several barns added as part of the Round Barns in Illinois Multiple Property Submission.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Virginia Tillery Round Barn". May also be available at Virginia Tillery Round Barn, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System – (#82002536)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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