Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township

Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
Location County Road H20
Pilot Grove Township, Montgomery County, Iowa
Coordinates 41°6′21″N 95°4′50″W / 41.10583°N 95.08056°W / 41.10583; -95.08056Coordinates: 41°6′21″N 95°4′50″W / 41.10583°N 95.08056°W / 41.10583; -95.08056
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference # 86001467[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1986

The Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township is an historical building located in rural Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 as a general purpose barn. The building is a true round barn that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[2] It is the type that was promoted by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.[3] The barn is covered in white vertical siding and features a two-pitch roof, a small dormer on the south side and an 18-foot (5.5 m) central silo.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 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. 1 2 Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-04. with a photo


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