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C.A. Rownd Round Barn

Coordinates: 42°29′30.7″N 92°26′41.1″W / 42.491861°N 92.444750°W / 42.491861; -92.444750
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C.A. Rownd Round Barn
C.A. Rownd Round Barn is located in Iowa
C.A. Rownd Round Barn
C.A. Rownd Round Barn is located in the United States
C.A. Rownd Round Barn
Location5102 S. Main
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Coordinates42°29′30.7″N 92°26′41.1″W / 42.491861°N 92.444750°W / 42.491861; -92.444750
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byC.A. Rownd
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86003193[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1986

The C.A. Rownd Round Barn is a historic building located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1911 by C.A. Rownd. It is constructed of ashlar-faced blocks that Rownd manufactured on the site. The barn was featured in the April 1912 edition of The Farm Cement News, which was published by Universal Portland Cement.[2] The building is a true round barn that measures 83 feet (25 m) in diameter.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "C.A. Rownd Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-04. with a photo
  3. ^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
NRHP plaque