The Octagon Barn, Otter Township is a historic building located near Milo in rural Warren County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1900 as a horse and dairy barn.[2] The octagon-shaped building measures 54 feet (16 m) in diameter.[3] The structure features a tall center section with a winged shed around it. It is covered in red horizontal siding and is topped by a sectional conical roof. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]
Octagon Barn, Otter Township | |
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| Location | Off Iowa Highway 205 |
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| Nearest city | Milo, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41°16′7″N 93°26′35″W / 41.26861°N 93.44306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001448[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Octagon Barn, Otter Township Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-16. with photo
- ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
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