Herman Wood Round Barn

The Herman Wood Round Barn is a historic building located near Iowa Falls in rural Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1916 by Herman Wood as a cattle barn. Matt King of the Permanent Buildings Society of Des Moines acted as the building consultant. The building is a true round barn that measures 122 feet (37 m) in diameter.[2] The barn is constructed of clay tile and features a 20-foot (6.1 m) silo that extends through the flat roof.[2] The rather large structure is one of the more unusual round barns in Iowa.[3] The rolled-asphalt roof is suspended by wire cables that are hooked to rods at the top of the silo. King designed the system and wrote an article concerning the barn's construction in a 1917 issue of American Carpenter and Builder. The barn has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]

Herman Wood Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	U.S. Route 65
Nearest city	Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°33′28″N 93°15′2″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Built by	Herman Wood
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001431[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 2011-01-13.
3. "Herman Wood Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06. with a photo