Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township

The Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township is an historic building located near Iowa Center in rural Story County, Iowa, United States. It was built in around 1880 as a dairy barn.[2] The octagon-shaped building measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter.[3] The modified hip roof, heavy timber framing, rectangular interior plan, and general purpose use marks this as a design influenced by Lorenzo S. Coffin, who built the first round barn in Iowa.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1] The barn has deteriorated significantly and it is essentially a pile of wood now.[3]

Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off County Road S14
Nearest city	Iowa Center, Iowa
Coordinates	41°57′0″N 93°27′6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1880
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001439[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1986

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Octagon Round Barn Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
3. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barns List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-02-02.