William Oakland Round Barn | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location | Off U.S. Route 69 |
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Nearest city | Blairsburg, Iowa |
Coordinates | 42°29′11″N 93°38′0″W / 42.48639°N 93.63333°W / 42.48639; -93.63333 |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86001434 |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
The William Oakland Round Barn is an historic building located near Blairsburg in rural Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The true round barn measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. It is constructed of clay tiles and features a conical roof, aerator, a small dormer on the west side and a larger one on the east side as well as a 16 feet (4.9 m) central silo. William T. Oakland had this structure built in 1910 as a combination hog and sale barn. The ground floor was used for farrowing, while the sale ring was on the upper level. The 16 windows in roof provided light to the sales area. The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barns List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- "William Oakland Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-16. with photo
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National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Iowa | ||
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Blairsburg | ||
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa |
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