Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn is a round barn in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. Carpenter Dick Carmack built the barn in 1915 for farmer George Welch.”
Wikipedia article Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for McDonough County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn in 2008, burning about 25 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SILBERER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Clarence Kleinkopf Round Barn: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Plant No. 1 & Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mc Clure Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Colchester Brick & Tile Co.Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Colchester Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Valentine Welch & Booz Pit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colchester, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | $40,000 | Trees down |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a large tree down onto a house in Colchester, IL around 705 pm June 21. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | $20,000 | Power lines down |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | $500 | Several 8-inch diameter trees were blown down 2 miles south of Colchester. A large tree was blown down at Industry. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | $250 | Law enforcement reported a large tree limb down on Route 136. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Colchester | - | Broadcast Media 3-4 inches of standing water in yards and side streets. Ditches have begun overflowing onto side streets. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | A tree was also reported down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | A trained spotter reported that Colchester Illinois was without power. There was also pea sized hail. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Colchester | - | Mostly dime sized hail fell with a few quarter sized hail stones. Time is estimated from radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | A trained spotter reported small tree limbs down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | A trained spotter estimated 58 mph winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | A trained spotter reported 1 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs down. A nearby home weather station reported a peak wind gust of 56 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph uprooted a 20 inch diameter, 18 foot tall tree in Colchester, IL around 215 am CDT June 27. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped an 18 inch diameter tree off at the base in Colchester, IL around 220 am CDT June 27. Some power lines were also downed resulting in a power outage in Colchester. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Colchester | - | Heavy rains of 1.50 inches in under an hour resulted in flash flooding of some streets in Colchester, IL during the late morning of July 19. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Colchester | - | Many county roads in northern McDonough County were covered by 4-6 inches of water. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Colchester | - | Dime to nickel sized hail |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Colchester | - | 1.05 inches of rain in 45 minutes |
| June 2006 | Hail | Colchester | - | dime size hail |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | Winds were measured 6 miles north of Argyle Lake State Park. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Colchester | - | Heavy rain and hail from 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter fell over open farm land. No damage was reported. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Colchester | - | Thunderstorms produced large amounts of hail, and large sized hail during this event. Hail ranged in size from dime to golf ball. A combination of ice, wind, rain, and hail wreaked havoc across parts of northwest Illinois. Hardest hit from the storms appeared to be northeast Carroll County where winds nearing 50 mph combined with ice to cause a domino effect as six power poles toppled on Illinois 73 between Payne and Spring Valley roads. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Colchester | - | Thunderstorms produced large amounts of hail, and large sized hail during this event. Hail ranged in size from dime to golf ball. A combination of ice, wind, rain, and hail wreaked havoc across parts of northwest Illinois. Hardest hit from the storms appeared to be northeast Carroll County where winds nearing 50 mph combined with ice to cause a domino effect as six power poles toppled on Illinois 73 between Payne and Spring Valley roads. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Colchester | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Colchester | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moses King Brick and Tile Works | 1.6 miles | 2001 |
| Western Illinois State Normal School Building | 6.7 miles | 1998 | |
 | Macomb Courthouse Square historic District | 7.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Lamoine Hotel | 7.4 miles | 2010 |
 | William S. Bailey House | 7.5 miles | 2012 |
 | McDonough County Courthouse | 7.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002586 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McDonough County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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