Dobbin Round Barn

Dobbin Round Barn
Location Off County Road S52
Nearest city State Center, Iowa
Coordinates 41°59′6″N 93°11′58″W / 41.98500°N 93.19944°W / 41.98500; -93.19944Coordinates: 41°59′6″N 93°11′58″W / 41.98500°N 93.19944°W / 41.98500; -93.19944
Area less than one acre
Built 1919
Built by Ike Ingersol
Amos Thompson
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference # 86001459[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1986

The Dobbin Round Barn is a historic building located near State Center in rural Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The true round barn was built in 1919 by Ike Inqersol and Amos Thomson. It features white vertical siding, a two-pitch roof, louvered cupola and a 12-foot (3.7 m) diameter central silo. The barn has a diameter of 65 feet (20 m).[2] It is almost identical to another round barn in State Center Township.[3] The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Dobin Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-13. with photo(s)


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