Raymond Schulz Round Barn
- Historic building
- In Pontiac, Illinois
- 0.2 mi from Route 66
- National Register of Historic Places
The Raymond Schulz Round Barn, also spelled Schultz, is a circular farm barn near Pontiac, IL, a short distance from the old Route 66 corridor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as part of a statewide group of round barns. Its owner built it after studying round barns that the University of Illinois built for agricultural research.
What is Raymond Schulz Round Barn?
This is a round barn, a farm building with a circular plan. Before building it, its owner looked closely at round barns that the University of Illinois had put up for its agricultural experiments; those barns now belong to the university's Experimental Dairy Farm Historic District. The Schulz barn joined the National Register on August 26, 1982.
Visiting Raymond Schulz Round Barn: tips
No visitor facilities are recorded, so view it from the road and treat the land as private. It is a quick photo stop. The Jones House in Pontiac is about 1.9 miles away.
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