Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn | |
Location: | 3342-120th Ave. |
Coordinates: | 42.2986°N -91.5581°W |
Area: | less than one acre |
Built: | 1919 |
Builder: | Robert Kirkpatrick |
Added: | April 6, 2005 |
Refnum: | 05000252 |
The Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn is a historic building located near Coggon in rural Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1919 by Robert Kirkpatrick on his own farm. The building is a true round barn that measures 60feet in diameter.[1] The barn is constructed of clay tiles and features a two-pitch roof with a large hay dormer on the east side and two smaller dormers on the west and north. It is one of 16 clay tile barns that were based on a design from the Johnson Brothers Clay Works in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The use of hollow clay tile is a distinctive trait in the construction of Iowa's round barns.[2] For many years it was used as a dairy barn before becoming a horse barn. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.