Frantz Round Barn

Off US 30, Grand Junction, Iowa. County/parish: Greene.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1986. NRIS 86001432.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Frantz Round Barn

The Frantz Round Barn is a historic building that was located near Grand Junction in rural Greene County, Iowa, United States. It was built by Beecher Lamb in 1911. The true round barn measured 55 feet (17 m) in diameter. The barn was constructed in concrete block from Mid-Iowa Concrete of Grand Junction. It featured a 56-foot (17 m) tall central silo that was 16-foot (4.9 m) in diameter. The interior had a circular around the central silo on the first floor. The second floor had stalls for 12-14 horses, a circular, haymow, and granary. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. It has subsequently been torn down.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75336451

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