Round Barn, Washington Township (Sciola, Iowa)
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Round Barn, Washington Township | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 71 |
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| Nearest city | Sciola, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41°3′39″N 94°59′1″W / 41.06083°N 94.98361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001466[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
The Round Barn, Washington Township is a historic building located near Sciola in rural Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1917 as a hog barn. Typical of a barn built for this use in features a multitude of windows on the wall and on the cupola, which provided light and ventilation.[2] The building is a 24-sided structure that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[3] The barn features red vertical siding, a 12-section cupola, and a two-pitch sectional roof. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]
