Miller Round Barn

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Miller Round Barn
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LocationCounty Road F62
Nearest city Sharon Center, Iowa
Coordinates 41°33′38″N91°37′52″W / 41.56056°N 91.63111°W / 41.56056; -91.63111
Arealess than one acre
Built1918
Built byJohn Schrader
MPS Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No. 86001445 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Miller Round Barn was a historic building located near Sharon Center in rural Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It was constructed in 1918 by John Schrader. The bank barn that was built on a slope was an example of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station / H.E. Crouch type. [2] The building was a true round barn that measured 60 feet (18 m) in diameter. [3] It was covered in white vertical siding and features a two-pitch roof and a 10-foot (3.0 m) central silo. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. [1] The barn has subsequently been torn down. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Miller Round Barn". National Park Service . Retrieved 2017-11-15. with photo
  3. 1 2 3 Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-03.