Secrest Octagon Barn
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| Nearest city | Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′49″N 91°22′13″W / 41.61361°N 91.37028°WCoordinates: 41°36′49″N 91°22′13″W / 41.61361°N 91.37028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Built by | Other, Octagon Barn |
| Architect | George Frank Longerbean |
| Architectural style | Other |
| MPS | Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR (AD) |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000790[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 5, 1974 |
The Secrest Octagon Barn is an historic octagonal barn which is located near Downey, Johnson County, Iowa. The barn was constructed in 1883 by George Frank Longerbean, an untrained builder, for Joshua Hunt Secrest, a local farmer.[2] On November 5, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Lee, Matt (July 2, 2000). "The barns of Johnson County". The New York Times.
External links
- Iowa's Famous Round Barns has image and brief description
- Dale Travis' Iowa Round Barns List
- Dale J. Travis, a photo of, and directions to, the Secrest Octagonal Barn
- Joshua Hunt Secrest, an autobiography
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