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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.[2]

Frantz Round Barn
Frantz Round Barn is located in Iowa
Frantz Round Barn
Frantz Round Barn is located in the United States
Frantz Round Barn
LocationOff U.S. Route 30
Nearest cityGrand Junction, Iowa
Coordinates42°2′19″N 94°12′4″W / 42.03861°N 94.20111°W / 42.03861; -94.20111
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byBeecher Lamb
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001432[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. ^ "Franz Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-13. with photo