Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn

The Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn is a historic building located near Coggon in rural Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1919 by Robert Kirkpatrick on his own farm. The building is a true round barn that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[2] The barn is constructed of clay tiles and features a two-pitch roof with a large hay dormer on the east side and two smaller dormers on the west and north. It is one of 16 clay tile barns that were based on a design from the Johnson Brothers Clay Works in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The use of hollow clay tile is a distinctive trait in the construction of Iowa's round barns.[3] For many years it was used as a dairy barn before becoming a horse barn. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.[1]

Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn
Location3342-120th Ave.
Nearest cityCoggon, Iowa
Coordinates42°17′55″N 91°33′29″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1919
Built byRobert Kirkpatrick
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.05000252[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 2005

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. Lowell J. Soike, Ph.D. "Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-15. with photo


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