{"nrhp_refnum":"82000401","name":"George, Ron, Round Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Romeoville off US 66","address_restricted":false,"city":"Romeoville","county":"Will County","state":"IL","lat":41.667310333000046,"lon":-88.13050645199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A round barn, 60 feet in diameter, built about 1910 in the Romeoville vicinity of Will County, Illinois. The builder is unknown and the nominated property is less than one acre.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the barn is significant for its direct link with Wilbur J. Fraser, Illinois' promoter of round barns. According to the owner, Fraser encouraged his brother-in-law, Mr. George, to build it. The final review recommended acceptance under criteria A and C.","narrative":"This round barn, about 60 feet in diameter, was built around 1910 near Romeoville in Will County, Illinois. It sits on a poured concrete foundation, has vertical wooden siding, a single-hip roof with wooden shingles, and a wooden cupola roughly 60 feet above grade. A central elliptical wooden silo is reached from a loft and served nine horse stalls on the north side of the ground level. The barn is in excellent condition, though two large sheds, one extending east and one south, change its original appearance considerably. It was listed because of its direct link with Wilbur J. Fraser, Illinois' promoter of round barns. According to the owner at the time of the nomination, Fraser encouraged his brother-in-law, Mr. George, to build it. The barn reportedly cost $1,500. The builder is unknown. The boundary follows the barn together with its southern and eastern additions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Round Barn","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, with original building materials still in place; two large sheds alter the original design considerably.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.73801-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/84/8914/28891484/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82000401.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000401/5b59531268-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000401/5b59531268-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08 at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RGeorgeBarn.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08 at en.wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RGeorgeBarn.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891484","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_George_Round_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363820"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/will-county/george-ron-round-barn-82000401/"}