Fred W. Meier Round Barn

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Fred W. Meier Round Barn
Fred W. Meier Round Barn is located in Iowa
Fred W. Meier Round Barn
LocationOff Iowa Highway 9
Nearest cityLudlow, Iowa
Coordinates43°14′7″N 91°28′40″W / 43.23528°N 91.47778°W / 43.23528; -91.47778Coordinates: 43°14′7″N 91°28′40″W / 43.23528°N 91.47778°W / 43.23528; -91.47778
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byFred W. Meier
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001411[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

The Fred W. Meier Round Barn was a historic building located near Ludlow in rural Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 by Fred W. Meier. The building was a true round barn that measures 56 feet (17 m) in diameter.[2] The bottom half of the barn was constructed in stone and featured red horizontal siding, 2-pitch conical roof, aerator and an internal wood stave silo. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The structure was destroyed in a thunderstorm during the night of July 27, 2002.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-05.


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