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- Alternative Title
- Sumich Round Barn (Blachly, Oregon)
- John Sumich Round Barn (Blachly, Oregon)
- Date
- 1949
- Description
- National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2016)
- John P. Sumich completed construction of the round barn in 1949, three years after construction began in 1946. Sumich’s use of concrete blocks and other locally sourced materials represents a creative interpretation of the round barn type that has been used in the United States beginning in the 1800’s into the early 20th century, when it became popularized by agricultural schools for its efficiency. The historic building is a unique vernacular expression of a round dairy barn type that was popularized in the 1910s and 1920s for its reputation for enhancing farm practice efficiency and improving sanitary conditions. While it is unclear exactly where Sumich saw the original design that inspired him, there was no similar round barn construction in Oregon. The barn is eligible under National Register Criterion C for architecture as a local example of a vernacular round dairy barn type. During this time in Lane County, dairying and creameries continued to develop as a major industry. The Lake Creek Valley, where the barn is located, was also a thriving timber community with several sawmills, shingle mills, and the churches, schools, post offices and general stores that supported the population in this time frame. The round barn was and remains a landmark in the community.
- This content is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
- View
- exterior
- Temporal
- 1940-1949
- Subject
- Work Type
- Location
- Street Address
- 19941 Highway 36
- GPS Latitude
- 44.187522
- GPS Longitude
- -123.5705027
- Rights Holder
- The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit photographer and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
- Identifier
- OR_LaneCounty_TL_RoundBarn_0005
- Source
- Ellen Mooney, Terra Wheeler. Photos by Ellen Mooney. "Triangle Lake Round Barn National Register Nomination." (2016)
- Institution
- Submission Date
- 08/09/2018
- Modified
- 08/11/2022
- Collections
- Building Oregon (open)
APA
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MLA
Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Triangle Lake Round Barn (Blachly, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. 31 Aug 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71ct80z
Chicago
Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Triangle Lake Round Barn (Blachly, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-08-31. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71ct80z
Wiki
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Footer Number | Term | External URI |
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1 | Barns | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85011902 |
2 | Round barns | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115530 |
3 | Architecture | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006611 |
4 | Architecture, American | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700 |
5 | barns | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300004900 |
6 | built works | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265418 |
7 | architecture (object genre) | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552 |
8 | Blachly >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States | https://sws.geonames.org/5714398/ |
9 | Lane County >> Oregon >> United States | https://sws.geonames.org/5735869/ |
10 | University of Oregon | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183 |
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