Nelson Round Barn

	Nelson Round Barn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	County Road J46
Nearest city	Allerton, Iowa
Coordinates	40°42′24″N 93°20′44″W / 40.70667°N 93.34556°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86003189
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1986

LocationCounty Road J46

Nearest cityAllerton, Iowa

Coordinates40°42′24″N 93°20′44″W / 40.70667°N 93.34556°W

Arealess than one acre

The Nelson Round Barn is a historic building located near Allerton in rural Wayne County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912, and it was originally used as a dairy barn.^[2] The building is a true round barn that measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter.^[3] It features white vertical siding, an aerator, and a conical roof. The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.^[1]

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Nelson Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	County Road J46
Nearest city	Allerton, Iowa
Coordinates	40°42′24″N 93°20′44″W / 40.70667°N 93.34556°W / 40.70667; -93.34556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86003189^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1986

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