IA 14, Charles City, Iowa. County/parish: Floyd.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1986. NRIS 86001430.
Part of Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR (NRIS 64000152).
1 contributing building.
The Spotts Round Barn is a historic building located near Charles City in rural Floyd County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1914 as a dairy and horse barn. Its design was influenced by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. The building is a true round barn that measures 55 feet (17 m) in diameter. It is constructed of clay tile from the Johnston Brothers Clay Works. It features a two-pitch roof, a large hay dormer on the north side and a 12-foot (3.7 m) central silo. The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75336429