Round Barn, Washington Township (Janesville, Iowa)

Round Barn, Washington Township
Location Off U.S. Route 218
Nearest city Janesville, Iowa
Coordinates 42°35′7″N 92°27′40″W / 42.58528°N 92.46111°W / 42.58528; -92.46111Coordinates: 42°35′7″N 92°27′40″W / 42.58528°N 92.46111°W / 42.58528; -92.46111
Area less than one acre
Built 1917
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference # 86001417[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1986

The Round Barn, Washington Township is a historic building located south of Janesville, Iowa in Black Hawk County, United States. It was built in 1917 as a dairy barn. The building is a true round barn that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[2] The structure is constructed in clay tile and features an aerator and a two-pitch roof. It was built around a silo with a water tank on top of it. While that is typical of this type of structure, it is the only one known to exist in Iowa.[3] 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. ↑ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Round Barn, Washington Township". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-20. with photos


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