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Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn

Coordinates: 42°5′42″N 87°58′51″W / 42.09500°N 87.98083°W / 42.09500; -87.98083
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Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn
Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn is located in Illinois
Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn
Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn is located in the United States
Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn
Location811 E. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois
Coordinates42°5′42″N 87°58′51″W / 42.09500°N 87.98083°W / 42.09500; -87.98083
Builtc. 1910[2]
Architectural styleRound barns
MPSMPL001 – Round Barns in Illinois Thematic Resources
NRHP reference No.92001017[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1992[1]

The Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn is located on the grounds of a retirement community in the Cook County village of Arlington Heights in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a 50 feet (15 m) diameter barn built in approximately 1910.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 when it joined the Round Barns in Illinois Multiple Property Submission (MPS). It is the only round barn in Cook County listed on the Register.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Joseph M. Hoerner (1992). "Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn" (PDF)., (PDF, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 11, 2007.