{"nrhp_refnum":"82002582","name":"Schultz, Raymond, Round Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Pontiac off US 66","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pontiac","county":"Livingston County","state":"IL","lat":40.84101511400007,"lon":-88.64173476899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 60-foot-diameter round barn built in 1918 south of Pontiac in Livingston County, Illinois, by Pontiac carpenter E. J. McCoy for Matt Diemer.","why_significant":"The barn is significant for its architectural distinction compared with Illinois' average utilitarian round barns, with its semi-circular roof, four dormers and ornate cupola. It is directly linked to the University of Illinois demonstration barns that its builder-commissioner traveled to see. It is also one of the last round barns built in the state, showing the late stage of the type.","narrative":"Located south of Pontiac in Livingston County, this round barn was built in 1918 for Matt Diemer by a local carpenter, E. J. McCoy. It is 60 feet across and sits on a poured concrete foundation, with vertical wooden siding and asphalt shingles. Unlike most round barns in Illinois, which were plain and utilitarian, this one has a semi-circular roof, four dormers set at right angles to one another, and an ornate cupola about 40 feet above ground. A central concrete silo supplies feed from the second-floor loft to a ground-level manger for cows and horses, and doors open on the east and west sides. Diemer commissioned the barn after visiting the demonstration barns at the University of Illinois, which gives it a direct link to that influence. It was also among the last round barns built in the state, so it shows how late the type persisted. The barn remains in excellent condition, with its original materials intact apart from the roof shingles.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"E. J. McCoy, senior (Pontiac, IL); built for Matt Diemer","architectural_style":"Round Barn","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, retaining all original materials except the roof shingles, with no adaptive alterations.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.694566-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/8913/28891323/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002582.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002582/c989e46eeb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002582/c989e46eeb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ramccoy55","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raymond_Schulz_Round_Barn_2013-09-19_07-03-14.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramccoy55</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:Raymond_Schulz_Round_Barn_2013-09-19_07-03-14.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891323","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Schulz_Round_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7299140"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/livingston-county/schultz-raymond-round-barn-82002582/"}