Daniel McConn Barn

The Daniel McConn Barn is a historic agricultural building located in near Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is a bank barn that is built into a south-facing slope. The south exposure of the basement level of the structure allowed protection of livestock in cold weather.[2] The Pennsylvania-type barn was built around 1857 on a farm owned by Daniel McConn, a native of County Down, Ireland. He made his way to Fort Madison in 1837 where he became a merchant. While he owned the farm, it was worked by a tenant farmer.[2] The foundation of the structure is of rubble construction and the sides of the upper structure are of vertical board-and-batten siding. It is capped with a low-pitched, gable roof that features three pyramid-shaped hip roofed ventilation cupolas located along the ridge.

Daniel McConn Barn
Location2095 Highway 61
Fort Madison, Iowa
Coordinates40°39′10″N 91°16′34″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1857
Architectural stylePennsylvania barn
NRHP reference No.00000531[1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2000

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