Daniel McConn Barn

The Daniel McConn Barn is a historic agricultural building located in near Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is a bank barn that is built into a south-facing slope. The south exposure of the basement level of the structure allowed protection of livestock in cold weather.[2] The Pennsylvania-type barn was built around 1857 on a farm owned by Daniel McConn, a native of County Down, Ireland. He made his way to Fort Madison in 1837 where he became a merchant. While he owned the farm, it was worked by a tenant farmer.[2] The foundation of the structure is of rubble construction and the sides of the upper structure are of vertical board-and-batten siding. It is capped with a low-pitched, gable roof that features three pyramid-shaped hip roofed ventilation cupolas located along the ridge.

Daniel McConn Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2095 Highway 61 Fort Madison, Iowa
Coordinates	40°39′10″N 91°16′34″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1857
Architectural style	Pennsylvania barn
NRHP reference No.	00000531[1]
Added to NRHP	May 26, 2000

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Lean D. Rogers. "Daniel McConn Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-18. with photos