The Freier Round Barn is a historic round barn in rural Jones County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the north side of County Highway 16, northeast of Draper. It is very nearly circular, measuring 60 feet (18 m) in diameter, with 18 sash windows and four doors. The barn was built in 1918, from a pre-cut kit ordered by catalog. It is the only known example of a pre-cut wood frame barn in the state.[2]

Freier Round Barn
Freier Round Barn is located in South Dakota
Freier Round Barn
Freier Round Barn is located in the United States
Freier Round Barn
Nearest cityDraper, South Dakota
Coordinates43°57′7″N 100°28′57″W / 43.95194°N 100.48250°W / 43.95194; -100.48250
Arealess than one acre
Built1918
Built byM.E. Studervant
Architectural styleRound Barn
MPSSouth Dakota's Round and Polygonal Barns and Pavilions MPS
NRHP reference No.95001471[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1995

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Freier Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved November 21, 2014.