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This two-story barn was constructed for Norwegian immigrant Carl Risum (1847-1899) shortly after proponent Franklin H. King first published his plans through the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station in 1890. Carl Rissum came to the United States in 1854 with his father, Hans Ludwig Risum. Carl took over the farm from his father in 1876 after having served in the Civil War. The balloon-frame building centers on a central wooden silo. A conical roof, with an octagonal cupola providing light and ventilation, crowns the walls of horizontal lapped siding. Ventilation proved to be a crucial consideration in any barn, especially given the ever-present danger that green hay might otherwise become too hot and catch fire. Inside the barn, the roof supports look like a huge umbrella, with the rafters 4 inches apart at the juncture with the silo and 2 feet apart above the studs. The barn interior was functionally organized in two levels. The ground story held the stalls for thirty cows and six horses, and above this was the haymow, or loft.
THE CARPENTER WAS JOHN GANSERT, OR GANSELL.
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4332 HIGH DR (STATE HIGHWAY 20) JUST N OF MILLER RD
12437
Located in Waterford, Racine County
