Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Whitney Goff Round Barn near Winfred, South Dakota, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article J. Whitney Goff Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2004 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of J. Whitney Goff Round Barn between 2008 and 2009, burning about 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 17 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of J. Whitney Goff Round Barn: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winfred, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 18 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Winfred | - | A landspout was witnessed by a Lake County deputy for around 5 minutes. The weak tornado touched down around a mile south of Winfred in a lowland area, and tracked east northeast through open wetlands and fields, and produced no damage while only dirt was lofted. The tornado lifted south of State Highway 34 southwest of the intersection with 446th Avenue. The maximum path width during the track was 25 yards. Tornado timing, path, and width based on eyewitness accounts and video evidence. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Winfred | - | The ground was covered by quarter size hail, accompanied by rainfall to around an inch. |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Winfred | - | A brief tornado damaged very old out buildings at an abandoned farmstead. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | Tree branches were downed. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Winfred | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to crops and vehicles. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches blown down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 5 inch branches blown down. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Winfred | - | Heavy rainfall of around 4 inches caused flooding of numerous county and local roads, as well as flooding of fields and other low areas. The flooding damaged some roads, but the amount of damage was not known. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including some trees blown down. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Winfred | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Winfred | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000469 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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