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Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township

Coordinates: 41°57′0″N 93°27′6″W / 41.95000°N 93.45167°W / 41.95000; -93.45167
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Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township
Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township is located in Iowa
Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township
Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township is located in the United States
Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township
LocationOff County Road S14
Nearest cityIowa Center, Iowa
Coordinates41°57′0″N 93°27′6″W / 41.95000°N 93.45167°W / 41.95000; -93.45167
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001439[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township is a historic building located near Iowa Center in rural Story County, Iowa, United States. It was built in around 1880 as a dairy barn.[2] The octagon-shaped building measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter.[3] The modified hip roof, heavy timber framing, rectangular interior plan, and general purpose use marks this as a design influenced by Lorenzo S. Coffin, who built the first round barn in Iowa.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] The barn has deteriorated significantly and it is essentially a pile of wood now.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Octagon Round Barn Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barns List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.