Round Barn, Millville Township

Round Barn, Millville Township
LocationU.S. Route 52
Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Coordinates42°42′56″N 91°5′4″W / 42.71556°N 91.08444°W / 42.71556; -91.08444
Built1916
ArchitectXavier Jacque
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001423[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Round Barn, Millville Township is an historical building located in rural Clayton County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1916 as a general purpose barn. The building is a true round barn that measures 72 feet (22 m) in diameter.[2] It is covered in metal vertical siding and features a dome roof, a cupola with an aerator and a central silo.[3] It is one of three round barns extant in Iowa known to have a dome roof.[2] The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Round Barn, Millville Township". National Park Service. Retrieved December 4, 2017. with a photo
  3. ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved February 3, 2011.