The De Turk Round Barn in

Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Rose of Lima, Saint Rose") is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay A ...

, United States, was a

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that was built in 1891 by Santa Rosa Winery owner De Turk. It was used for his champion trotter horses until his death in 1896. It was listed on the

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in 2004. It was significant as one of very few round or polygonal barns surviving in Northern California. and

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Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in California Buildings and structures in Santa Rosa, California Buildings and structures completed in 1891 Round barns in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Sonoma County, California {{SonomaCountyCA-struct-stub