Indiana Man Photographs Rare Round Barns From Late 1800s—and They’re Spectacular

Round barn photographer Vincent Loveall (L, bottom inset) with Mr. Sam, owner of Arcadia Round Barn museum and gift shop in Arcadia, Oklahoma. Courtesy of Vincent Loveall

You may not be able to spot many retro inventions nowadays that for whatever reason failed to catch on in their day—like the 1950s “fifth wheel” to simplify parallel parking, or the inflatable Pump sneaker that popped up in the 1990s to make you jump like Mike.

But thanks to the efforts of Vincent Loveall from Jeffersonville, Indiana, who dreams of a vintage revival in agriculture, the perfectly round barn of the late 1880s may live on. Round barns aren’t being preserved, Loveall tells The Epoch Times. They’re falling down from neglect, which is why he first started photographing their unique beauty in 1994.