Round Barn, Washington Township (Janesville, Iowa)

The Round Barn, Washington Township is a historic building located south of Janesville, Iowa in Black Hawk County, United States. It was built in 1917 as a dairy barn. The building is a true round barn that measures 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[2] The structure is constructed in clay tile and features an aerator and a two-pitch roof. It was built around a silo with a water tank on top of it. While that is typical of this type of structure, it is the only one known to exist in Iowa.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

Round Barn, Washington Township
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off U.S. Route 218
Nearest city	Janesville, Iowa
Coordinates	42°35′7″N 92°27′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001417[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. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
3. "Round Barn, Washington Township". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-20. with photo