Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Dammon Round Barn is a round barn just southeast of Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, adjacent to U.S. The barn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Dammon Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Goodhue County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Wacouta Township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Past and Present, published 1893 names Red Wing. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
This is a factional township just east from Red Wing at the head of Lake Pepin, containing only about four sections of land. It takes the name of the last reigning chief of thelleil Wing band, which signifies The Shooter.
Passage source: Goodhue County, Minnesota, Past and Present, published 1893.
The first settlement was made by George W. Bullard who came in 1850, and with the authority of a license to trade with the Indians began his improve- luents. Abner W. Post came soon after and built the first house for Mr. Bullard. Post and Bullard put up a saw-mill and began the manufacture of lumber in 1853. Several families came and settled here about that time. A town site was surveyed and platted; building lots put on the market with some expectation of a future city. As early as 1854 hotels were built by Daniel Sanders and J. B. Smith ; both were well patronized, as a large number of men were employed in the lumber business. Rafting logs, which wei'^e from the pineries further north, was done here at that time. Wacouta contended with the village of Red Wing for the location of the county seat. It continued a busy and growing place up to the breaking out of the civil war.
Passage source: Goodhue County, Minnesota, Past and Present, published 1893.
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 Wacouta Township - 1,208 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Dammon Round Barn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 63 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 | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dammon Round Barn: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bay City Sand Co Bay City Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Red Wing Sewer Pipe Clay Pit No 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Funk Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Wing Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steffen Hagen Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Wing, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Numerous trees were blown down between Red Wing and Wacouta. An individual was injured during this storm from a fallen tree that landed on a detached garage, and trapped him as the garage collapsed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | $100,000 | There were numerous trees blown down around and in the city of Red Wing. Some of the trees caused damage as they landed on power lines, roofs and vehicles. As the storms moved east into Wisconsin, the Red Wing airport had a measured wind gust of 75 mph. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | $100,000 | There was lots of wind damage in Red Wing where many trees and branches were blown down, including damage to roofs, and power outages throughout the city. There was a measured wind report from a private weather station of 61 mph west of Red Wing at 1635 LST. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Red Wing | $50,000 | There were several reports of large hail, up to quarter size, around Red Wing and the Hay Creek area. Some damage occurred to roofs. |
| June 2016 | Lightning | Red Wing | $50,000 | Early morning thunderstorms caused a house fire in Red Wing. The home was located on 1175 Golf Ridge Circle. Most of the structural damage was to the outside of the house with some charring of some flooring and walls, and some water damage from a water pipe that was in contact with the gas line. There was also a hole in the gas line from the electrical current passing through. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | $50,000 | The owner of Bill's Bay Marina in Red Wing, Minnesota, received damage to their |dock fingers, as severe winds caused these dock fingers to twist and mangle up. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | Red Wing | $2,000 | The Red Wing Fire Department reported a bolt of lightning caused a small fire of the exterior of a home at 1141 East Ave in Red Wing. The small fire was extinguished within minutes and no injuries were reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Several trees were damaged on the west side of Red Wing. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Several reports of small trees, tree limbs, and power lines blown down in Red Wing. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | A storm survey of two neighborhoods in Red Wing determined damage was due to a downburst. The roof of a home was partially removed, the garage door to a large machine shed was blown in, and a few dozen trees were uprooted. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | A few power lines were blown down near Red Wing. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | A large tree limb blew down on a power line and started a fire. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Severe wind blew large hay bales across a field. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Several trees were downed. One downed tree blocked a road. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Three inch branches were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Trees and numerous large branches were downed. One downed tree fell onto a pickup truck. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | The Corps of Engineers wind sensor at Lock and Dam #3 recorded a gust of 68 MPH. Trees were downed. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Truck blown off road. A few trees down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Scattered trees down in Red Wing. This was the last report in Minnesota from a mesocyclone and complex of storms that produced its first severe weather in Swift County (9 N Kerkhoven) at 1427. |
| June 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Red Wing | - | Wall cloud lingered over Red Wing for nearly 30 minutes, and a brief funnel cloud was spotted. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Red Wing | - | Corn stripped in Wacouta, Welch and Florence townships as storm tracked to the southeast. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Numerous trees down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Roofs torn off houses. Mobile home destroyed. Businesses damaged. Many trees blown down throughout city. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | Several trees down. Estimated windspeed. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Red Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Wing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bridge No. 12 | 1.1 miles | 1989 |
 | E. J. Fryk Barn | 1.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Minnesota State Training School | 2.1 miles | 1973 |
| Oakwood Cemetery | 2.9 miles | 2012 | |
 | Fred Wallauer Farmhouse | 3.4 miles | 1980 |
 | G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln | 3.4 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002058 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Goodhue County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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