Frantz Round Barn

Frantz Round Barn
Location Off U.S. Route 30
Nearest city Grand Junction, Iowa
Coordinates 42°2′19″N 94°12′4″W / 42.03861°N 94.20111°W / 42.03861; -94.20111Coordinates: 42°2′19″N 94°12′4″W / 42.03861°N 94.20111°W / 42.03861; -94.20111
Area less than one acre
Built 1911
Built by Beecher Lamb
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference # 86001432[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1986

The Frantz Round Barn is a historic building that was located near Grand Junction in rural Greene County, Iowa, United States. It was built by Beecher Lamb in 1911. The true round barn measured 55 feet (17 m) in diameter.[2] The barn was constructed in concrete block from Mid-Iowa Concrete of Grand Junction. It featured a 56-foot (17 m) tall central silo that was 16-foot (4.9 m) in diameter.[3] The interior had a circular around the central silo on the first floor. The second floor had stalls for 12-14 horses, a circular, haymow, and granary. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.[2]

References

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


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