Thomsen Round Barn
Appearance
Thomsen Round Barn | |
Location | Off Iowa Highway 15 |
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Nearest city | Armstrong, Iowa |
Coordinates | 43°20′46″N 94°29′52″W / 43.34611°N 94.49778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86001426[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
The Thomsen Round Barn was an historical building located near Armstrong in rural Emmet County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 as a dairy barn.[2] The building is a true round barn that measures 65 feet (20 m) in diameter.[3] The first floor is constructed of concrete and the second floor consists of white vertical siding. It features a two-pitch conical roof, and a 16-foot (4.9 m) central silo.[3] The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] As of July 21, 2014 it is no longer standing.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Thomsen Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo
- ^ a b c Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1912
- Buildings and structures in Emmet County, Iowa
- Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Round barns in Iowa
- 1912 establishments in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Emmet County, Iowa
- Northwest Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Iowa building and structure stubs