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United States historic place
Plagmann Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Plagmann Round Barn
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LocationCounty Road V66
Nearest cityConroy, Iowa
Coordinates41°43′30.5″N 92°3′23.9″W / 41.725139°N 92.056639°W / 41.725139; -92.056639
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byCharles & Richard Plagmann
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001440
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Plagmann Round Barn is an historic building located near Conroy in rural Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 as a cattle barn by Charles and Richard Plagmann. The building is a true round barn that measures 100 feet (30 m) in diameter. It is one of the largest Iowa Agriculture Experimental Station/Matt King type barns in the state. It is three floored — at the bottom is the feeding floor, at the middle is the stalls and at the top is the haymow. The barn is constructed of terracotta clay tile and features an aerator, a two-pitch roof and a 16-foot (4.9 m) central silo. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. "Plagmann Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-19. with photo
  4. "Unconventional shapes". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Plagmann True-Round Barn". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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National Register of Historic Places in Iowa County, Iowa
Conroy Iowa County map
Ladora
Lenox Township
Marengo
Middle Amana
Millersburg
North English
Parnell
Williamsburg
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa


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