Wickfield Round Barn
Wickfield Round Barn is located in Iowa
Wickfield Round Barn
Wickfield Round Barn is located in the United States
Wickfield Round Barn
LocationOff Iowa Highway 2
Nearest cityCantril, Iowa
Coordinates40°40′04.8″N 92°02′06.9″W / 40.668000°N 92.035250°W / 40.668000; -92.035250
Arealess than one acre
Built1919
Built byAlva Hunt
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001447[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Wickfield Round Barn is a historic sale barn building located near Cantril in rural Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. Originally called Silvers Sale Pavilion, it was built in 1919 by Alva Hunt for $20,000. The true round barn measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. Frank Silvers, a successful hog breeder and businessman, operated the largest Hampshire hog farm in the world.[2] The first floor had seating for 700 people.[2] Silvers' business offices were also located on the first floor. The structure is constructed of clay tile and features an aerator. The two-pitch roof features eight dormers on the lower part and four dormers on the upper part of the roof.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] There are no round barns in Iowa used as sale barns any longer, and this one is used for storage.[2]

It is claimed to be the "most unusual use of any round barn in the state and without doubt the most elaborate farm sale barn known to have existed."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wickfield Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo
  3. ↑ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.


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