Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn Explained

Micheel, Herman F., Gothic Arched-Roof Barn
Coordinates:44.5097°N -96.7075°W
Built:1920
Builder:Wulbers, Henry
Architecture:Gothic arched-roof barn
Added:January 25, 1991
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90002207

The Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn, in Brookings County, South Dakota, is a Gothic-arch barn built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located 5 miles north and 3 miles west of White, South Dakota.

It was built for Herman Friedrich Micheel, a farmer who was born in 1873 near Rollingstone, Minnesota, and who built a house and barn on this property in about 1900. In 1920 the original barn was demolished and replaced. Local carpenter Henry Wulbers supervised several others in preparing the materials before the barn was raised. A "shingling bee" was organized to cover the curved roof of the barn with cedar shingles all in one day.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90002207}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn / BK-AR-25 ]. National Park Service. Michael M. Olson . John Rau . October 9, 1990 . March 18, 2018. With .