Profile - Henderson Round Barn

One of the most uniquely shaped attractions at the park is at the end of 1905 street. Have a look behind the Henderson farm house and you're sure to spot Henderson's round barn. This twenty sided structure is one of the last round barns in Canada. It was built in 1898 on a dairy farm near Rabbit Hill and was moved to the park in 1972. The barn was featured in a John Candy's 1981 SCTV sketch "SCTV Afterschool Special - Pepi Longsocks".

So why the interesting design? This style of barn proved to be very appealing to farmers with large herds of livestock. Food was held on the second floor loft and all of the animal stalls opened into the middle of the barn. When it was time to feed the livestock, the farmer shovelled feed into the middle of the barn and all of the animals ate at once. Thomas Henderson was a pretty interesting character.

Be sure to stop by the Henderson farm house and learn more about some of his agricultural accomplishments.

Henderson Round Barn

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