French, Pete, Round Barn - Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This unusally shaped round barn is was constructed around 1880 by Peter French. The building is 100 feet in diameter and it has a 60-foot diameter round stone corral in the middle. The outer paddock, used for working the horses, is 20 feet wide. The building features an umbrella-type center truss system, a 9 foot high stone corral wall.
Peter French came to the Donner and Blitzen Valley with a herd of 1200 head of cattle in 1872. Over the next 25 years he built up the 200,000 acre “P” Ranch and became one of Oregon’s first Cattle Kings. Of the three original round barns on the “P” Ranch this is the only one that remains. These barns provided a sheltered place to train and exersize horses during the winter.
Street Address: North of Diamond Station

Street address: Off Diamond Craters Road North of Diamond, Oregon United States County / Borough / Parish: Harney Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875 -1899 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current function: Recreation and Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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