Photos: The round barn at Vesperman Farms near Lancaster
The barn was moved three miles to a new location where it now hosts events, programs and even the occasional church service.
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The Vesperman round barn is believed to have been constructed prior to 1922 in the Grant County community of Hurricane and, after last year's move, has a new roof and foundation.
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Bruce Vesperman takes in the interior of the round barn purchased by his son, Kyle, and moved in early 2022 to Vesperman Farms near Lancaster. The structure, whose ceiling resembles a piece of art, has been restored and is now open to the public.
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Theo Vesperman, 4, slides down a tube attached to a play structure made from a grain silo on her family’s farm in Lancaster.
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Original planks and hardware comprise part of a door in the more than 100-year-old barn at Vesperman Farms near Lancaster.
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Theo Vesperman, 4, below, and her friend, Kaithlyn Schulze, 3, play in a corn crib children’s activity area at Theo’s family’s farm in Lancaster, Wis. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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June Wieland Mulvenna of Walworth, left, lived as a young girl on the farm where the century-old round barn was built in the community of Hurricane. Mulvenna was shown around recently by Morgan Spitzer, an employee with Vesperman Farms where the barn now resides, and Bruce Vesperman, whose son, Kyle, purchased the building in 2022.
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Merchandise in a retail area at Vesperman Farms await a seasonal influx of visitors to the business in Lancaster, Wis. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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The round barn is among several buildings moved over the years to Vesperman Farms near Lancaster. This carriage house behind Bruce Vesperman and his son, Kyle, had been at the hospital in Lancaster.
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Pumpkins and gourds outside a retail area at Vesperman Farms await a seasonal influx of visitors to the business in Lancaster, Wis. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Barn Move
Jenny Stillestad offers warm apple cider donuts to spectators Thursday parked along the roadway as a round barn is transported across several farm properties in Grant County.
Barn Move
The interior supports create a maze for the round barn that was constructed sometime between 1902 and 1922.
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The weathered exterior of the round barn is seen as it’s moved to a new location south of Lancaster.
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A crowd gathers along Old Potosi Road south of Lancaster as a historic round barn is moved to a new location 3 miles east to Vesperman Farms, where it will be used for weddings and other events.
Barn Move
Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, the round barn approached Vesperman Farms, south of Lancaster, where it will be used for weddings and other events.
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Kyle Vesperman plans to spend about $100,000 to move and restore this historic round barn. He was on hand Thursday as it made its way across farm fields to his farm on Stage Road south of Lancaster.
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The weathered exterior of the round barn is seen as it’s moved to a new location south of Lancaster.
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The interior supports create a maze for the round barn that was constructed sometime between 1902 and 1922.
Built more than 100 years ago, the barn was moved in 2022 to Vesperman Farms and is once again full of life sans cows and hay.
