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Nashold 20-sided Barn

Coordinates: 43°25′44″N 89°5′15″W / 43.42889°N 89.08750°W / 43.42889; -89.08750
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Nashold 20-sided Barn
Nashold 20-sided Barn is located in Wisconsin
Nashold 20-sided Barn
Nashold 20-sided Barn is located in the United States
Nashold 20-sided Barn
Nearest cityFall River, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°25′44″N 89°5′15″W / 43.42889°N 89.08750°W / 43.42889; -89.08750
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
Architectural styleCentric Barn
NRHP reference No.88000091[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 1988

The Nashold 20-sided Barn is a round barn in Fountain Prairie, Wisconsin. The barn was built in 1911, at which time round barns were a popular agricultural innovation. The barn has a 40-foot (12 m) silo at its center; the central silo created a more efficient layout for feeding cows. An earthen ramp to the barn's hayloft was also used to store milk, an innovation which was uncommon in similar barns. The Nashold barn is one of the few surviving round barns from its era, making it an important part of Wisconsin's agricultural history.[2] On February 11, 1988, the barn was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Nashold 20-sided Barn". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 2, 2012.