History Lost: Fountaingrove Round Barn
The iconic red round barn sat on the hilltop at the beginning of the Fountaingrove area, just above the Fountaingrove Inn and Hotel. The Round Barn was nearly 60 feet high, had 16 sides, and was approximately 70 feet in diameter. It was a historic landmark located just outside of Downtown Santa Rosa. The Fountaingrove area was first settled by Thomas Lake Harris way back in 1875. He purchased 1400 acres of land for $21,000. The Round Barn was built on the land by John Clark Lindsay in 1898. Harris used it for winemaking and supplied 90% of the wine for Sonoma County at the time. Sadly, the Round Barn was destroyed during the first 24 hours of the wildfire on October 9, 2017.
Around 2:00 AM, the winds blew the flames across highway 101 and the fire ignited on the other side.
