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Risum Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Orfordville, Wisconsin
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890-1892
MPS	Centric Barns in Rock County TR
NRHP reference No.	79000112
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1979

The Risum Round Barn near Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States, is a round barn that was built during 1890–1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.

Among round barns in Wisconsin, it is significant for its early date of construction. It is a 60-foot (18 m) diameter barn that was built for Carl Risum (1847–1899), an immigrant from Norway, built by a "carpenter named John Gansert or Gansell, according to oral tradition, but there is no record of the exact date or cost." Lumber to build the barn was brought from the railroad depot at Brodhead, Wisconsin, six miles away.