Wickfield Round Barn

	Wickfield Round Barn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off Iowa Highway 2
Nearest city	Cantril, Iowa
Coordinates	40°40′04.8″N 92°02′06.9″W / 40.668000°N 92.035250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919
Built by	Alva Hunt
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001447
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1986

The Wickfield Round Barn is a historic sale barn building located near Cantril in rural Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. Originally called Silvers Sale Pavilion, it was built in 1919 by Alva Hunt for $20,000. The true round barn measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. Frank Silvers, a successful hog breeder and businessman, operated the largest Hampshire hog farm in the world.^[2] The first floor had seating for 700 people.^[2] Silvers' business offices were also located on the first floor. The structure is constructed of clay tile and features an aerator. The two-pitch roof features eight dormers on the lower part and four dormers on the upper part of the roof.^[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.^[1] There are no round barns in Iowa used as sale barns any longer, and this one is used for storage.^[2]

It is claimed to be the "most unusual use of any round barn in the state and without doubt the most elaborate farm sale barn known to have existed."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Wickfield Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo
^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhp-2] "Wickfield Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo

[Travis-3] Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa
Bonaparte	Aunty Green Hotel Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7 Meek's Flour Mill
Cantril	Wickfield Round Barn
Farmington	Burg Wagon Works Building
Keosauqua	Bentonsport Hotel Manning Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A) Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B) Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C) Franklin Pearson House Voltaire Twombley Building Van Buren County Courthouse
Kilbourn	Kilbourn Bridge
Milton	Eisenhower Bridge
Mount Zion	Abner Martin House
Vernon	Vernon School
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa