The C.A. Rownd Round Barn is a historic building located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1911 by C.A. Rownd. It is constructed of ashlar-faced blocks that Rownd manufactured on the site. The barn was featured in the April 1912 edition of The Farm Cement News, which was published by Universal Portland Cement.[2] The building is a true round barn that measures 83 feet (25 m) in diameter.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]
C.A. Rownd Round Barn | |
Location | 5102 S. Main Cedar Falls, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 42°29′30.7″N 92°26′41.1″W / 42.491861°N 92.444750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1911 |
Built by | C.A. Rownd |
MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003193[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1986 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "C.A. Rownd Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-04. with a photo
- ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-05.