Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township

The Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township was an historic buildings located in Lincoln Township in rural Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1880 by George Frank Longerbean. The barn was an 8-sided building and has subsequently been torn down.[2] It featured a bell shaped roof of curving hand-laminated beams.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township
LocationOff U.S. Route 6
West Liberty, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′16″N 91°23′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Built byGeorge Frank Longerbean
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001452[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 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. "Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-19. with photo


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