Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“The Ryan Round Barn is a historic round barn located about six miles north of the city of Kewanee, Illinois in Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park.”
Wikipedia article Ryan Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Henry County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Annawan Township in History of Henry County, Illinois : It's Taxpayers and Voters; Containing Also, a Biographical Directory, a Condensed History of the State; Map of the County; a Business Directory...etc, published 1877 names Kewanee. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
HEAPS C. L. Farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Annawan; born Lancaster Co. Pa. June I, 1835; came to county 1848; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres, valued $4.800; wife was Margate Clement, of Canada, born July 18, 1840; married Oct. 28, 1858; has eight children, four living; is a member of Kewanee R. A. C. No. 47.
Passage source: History of Henry County, Illinois : It's Taxpayers and Voters; Containing Also, a Biographical Directory, a Condensed History of the State; Map of the County; a Business Directory...etc, published 1877.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Annawan Township - 3,927 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kewanee, the town this property stands in, in 58 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 5 funnel cloud, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | 1 hurt | Straight line winds blew a truck over in Kewanee. The driver escaped with only minor injuries. The sheriff's department received many calls regarding power lines being downed. Winds also ripped the top off a grain elevator and blew part of a roof off a building. A tree was also blown over onto a car at Lexington and Fourth street. |
| April 2003 | Flash Flood | Kewanee | $250,000 | 6 inches water over roads |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Kewanee | $50,000 | An NWS Storm Survey found a second tornado in Kewanee. The tornado was 50 yards wide with peak winds of 105 MPH, which caused damage on the north side of Kewanee. Damage was noted to several large trees including large ones snapped in a park and golf course. There was also some roof damage to a couple of businesses and a storage building. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Kewanee | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | $35,000 | Numerous large tree limbs and power lines downed on the east side of the city. One garage was pushed 10 feet off its foundation and collapsed. The car inside was not damaged. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | $10,000 | Numerous trees and large branches were downed across the city with the power out. A porch was damaged by a downed tree. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs, and caused extensive roof damage to one home. Vehicles were also damaged and an empty semi-trailer was blown over. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | $6,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped off 6 power poles and blew down several tree limbs in Kewanee, IL at 523 pm CDT June 23. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | $2,000 | Winds estimated to be 70 mph downed a tree 1.5 to 2 feet in diameter. Several limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter were also blown down as well as some power and phone lines. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Kewanee | $2,000 | Street flooding & Mill Creek bankfull |
| August 1997 | Hail | Kewanee | $2,000 | Hail dented car hoods. |
| March 2026 | Funnel Cloud | Kewanee | - | Henry County watched this funnel cloud within a rotating wall cloud before taking cover. There were no reports of damage or of the circulation on the ground. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Kewanee | - | The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Kewanee | - | The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Six inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Power poles were blown down near the Baker Park Golf Course and and another near New Street and High Street. The time was estimated from radar data. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Several tree branches snapped off in Kewanee. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Power lines were blown down in Kewanee. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Kewanee | - | A public report was received of hail up to the size of dimes and nickels. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Local law enforcement reported power lines were down in town. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Kewanee | - | Information was relayed via social media to WQAD and KWQC Twitter feeds which was forwarded to the office. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Kewanee | - | This report was relayed by Central Illinois Forecast Office from a local spotter. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Radar was used to estimate the time of this event. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Kewanee | - | Law Enforcement reported street flooding and flash flooding. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Kewanee | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | A person from the public reported a 5 inch tree limb down. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kewanee | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Kewanee, IL at 721 pm CDT May 22. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kewanee | - | Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile south southwest of Kewanee, IL at 718 pm CDT May 22. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some 7 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs in Kewanee, IL around 600 am CDT June 9. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Wind speeds were estimated by the public and lasted approximately ten minutes. Power is out in the town of Kewanee. Several large 8 inch tree limbs were also down in Kewanee. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Law enforcement reported 40 to 50 evergreen trees, 35 to 60 feet tall, broken off at the 20 foot level near Kewanee. Winds were estimated at over 90 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down trees and tree limbs 1 mile west northwest of Kewanee, IL at 523 pm June 23. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several 8 to 10 inch diameter trees across the western parts of Kewanee, IL around 950 pm July 24. Some of the fallen trees blocked some city streets. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Kewanee | - | Water ponding on streets. |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Kewanee | - | Creek out of banks |
| June 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Kewanee | - | Also reported by spotters |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Kewanee | - | Mill Creek out of it's banks onto city roads. Water estimated to be about 6 inches deep in some areas. |
| June 2001 | Heavy Rain | Kewanee | - | Trained storm spotter reported 3.92 inches of rain between midnight and 11 a.m. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | Tree limbs and power lines downed. Reported by trained storm spotter. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewanee | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kewanee Public Library | 5.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Kewanee Hotel | 5.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Annawan Chapter House | 6.1 miles | 1980 |
 | Frederick Francis Woodland Palace | 7.0 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000762 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Henry County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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