C.A. Rownd Round Barn

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C.A. Rownd Round Barn
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Location5102 S. Main
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Coordinates 42°29′30.7″N92°26′41.1″W / 42.491861°N 92.444750°W / 42.491861; -92.444750
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byC.A. Rownd
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No. 86003193 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1986

The C.A. Rownd Round Barn is a historic building located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1911 by C.A. Rownd. It is constructed of ashlar-faced blocks that Rownd manufactured on the site. The barn was featured in the April 1912 edition of The Farm Cement News, which was published by Universal Portland Cement. [2] The building is a true round barn that measures 83 feet (25 m) in diameter. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "C.A. Rownd Round Barn". National Park Service . Retrieved December 4, 2017. with a photo
  3. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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