Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township is located in Iowa
Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township is located in the United States
Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
LocationCounty Road H20
Pilot Grove Township, Montgomery County, Iowa
Coordinates41°6′21″N 95°4′50″W / 41.10583°N 95.08056°W / 41.10583; -95.08056
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001467[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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