Round Barn, Washington Township (Sciola, Iowa)

The Round Barn, Washington Township is a historic building located near Sciola in rural Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1917 as a hog barn. Typical of a barn built for this use in features a multitude of windows on the wall and on the cupola, which provided light and ventilation.[2] The building is a 24-sided structure that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[3] The barn features red vertical siding, a 12-section cupola, and a two-pitch sectional roof. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

Round Barn, Washington Township
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	U.S. Route 71
Nearest city	Sciola, Iowa
Coordinates	41°3′39″N 94°59′1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001466[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1986

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Round Barn, Washington Township Township, Montgomery County". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-04. with a photo
3. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-25.