The barn was built in 1912 by the team of Jeremiah Shaffer and the Haas Brothers about one half mile from the Illinois–Wisconsin state border.

The building stands on a concrete foundation near the Stephenson County village of Orangeville, about one half mile from the Illinois–Wisconsin state border.

The loft is supported by a central concrete shaft, at its apex joists radiate outward from it.

The building represents the ability of local builders and designers to create their own ideas without the station's influence.

[2] The Fehr Round Barn was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1984 as part of a Multiple Property Submission.