Brooks Round Barn

The Brooks Round Barn was an historical building located near Nashua in rural Floyd County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1914 by Emil Cable, with Dale Butler as the supervisor. The building was a true round barn that measured 74 feet (22.6 m) in diameter.[2] It was constructed of clay tile and featured a two-pitch roof and a 16-foot (4.9 m) central clay tile silo.[3] The interior featured stanchions around the silo on the ground floor, double horse stalls and grain bins in a circular arrangement on the main foor, and a hayloft. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It was destroyed in 1995.[3]

Brooks Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	West of U.S. Route 218
Nearest city	Nashua, Iowa
Coordinates	42°57′0″N 92°35′4″W
Built	1914
Built by	Emil Cable
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001429[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1986

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Brooks Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-13. with photo
3. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-07.