Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Cloud, Minnesota, United States, are reinforced concrete round barns built in 1921. The set of barns was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article Cota Round Barns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Benton 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 116 fires within 5 miles of Cota Round Barns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 428 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 were 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 | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.7 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cota Round Barns: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002936 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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