The Wickfield Round Barn is a historic sale barn building located near Cantril in rural Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. Originally called Silvers Sale Pavilion, it was built in 1919 by Alva Hunt for $20,000. The true round barn measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. Frank Silvers, a successful hog breeder and businessman, operated the largest Hampshire hog farm in the world.[2] The first floor had seating for 700 people.[2] Silvers' business offices were also located on the first floor. The structure is constructed of clay tile and features an aerator. The two-pitch roof features eight dormers on the lower part and four dormers on the upper part of the roof.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] There are no round barns in Iowa used as sale barns any longer, and this one is used for storage.[2]
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| Location | Off Iowa Highway 2 |
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| Nearest city | Cantril, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40°40′04.8″N 92°02′06.9″W / 40.668000°N 92.035250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built by | Alva Hunt |
| MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001447[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
It is claimed to be the "most unusual use of any round barn in the state and without doubt the most elaborate farm sale barn known to have existed."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Wickfield Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo
- ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
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