Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township

Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township
Location Off U.S. Route 6
West Liberty, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′16″N 91°23′41″W / 41.58778°N 91.39472°W / 41.58778; -91.39472Coordinates: 41°35′16″N 91°23′41″W / 41.58778°N 91.39472°W / 41.58778; -91.39472
Area less than one acre
Built 1880
Built by George Frank Longerbean
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference # 86001452[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1986

The Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township was an historic buildings located in Lincoln Township in rural Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1880 by George Frank Longerbean. The barn was an 8-sided building and has subsequently been torn down.[2] It featured a bell shaped roof of curving hand-laminated beams.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. "Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-19. with photos


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