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There aren't many of these in Iowa

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IaGary

09-25-2007 05:30:27

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Finally made the 1 hour trip to see my son in laws, grandfathers round barn.

They just rebuilt it a year ago. Orginally built in 1880's by son in laws great great grandfather.

Very interesting concept to barns. Silo up the middle. With hay stacked around it. Barn track curves around the silo at the peak.

Gary

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djm75

09-26-2007 04:00:57

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

theres one here by Guttenberg.

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toolz

09-25-2007 20:07:38

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

There's several of them around Champaign, IL. The one on the west side of town was the centerpiece of the Round Barn Convention center, and is now a Famous Dave's resturant. It's a big one with 2 stories and a loft. It appears that they tried hard to preserve the originality, with lots of the structure exposed inside. Another is owned by the University of Illinois on the south side. I think they are in the process of moving it, after folks had a fit about them tearing it down for a new construction project. I'd hate to see any of them demolished.

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1936

09-25-2007 17:46:11

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Big round one just North of Douds, Iowa

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MichaelNEIowa

09-25-2007 11:03:07

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Actually, it was built in 1914.

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IaGary

09-25-2007 13:39:18

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to MichaelNEIowa, 09-25-2007 11:03:07

You could be right on the year.

I couldn't remember the year for sure but thought it was in the 1880's.

Have you been to see this one or did you see it in the paper?

Gary

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MichaelNEIowa

09-25-2007 15:07:23

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 13:39:18

I"m the Web master for the Iowa Barn Foundation and the info is on the Web site, along with a before/after photo.

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IaGary

09-25-2007 15:29:47

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to MichaelNEIowa, 09-25-2007 15:07:23

Could you put a before picture on here?

I don't have one.

Thanks Gary

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MichaelNEIowa

09-25-2007 16:01:30

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 15:29:47

Hope this works.

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Eric SEI

09-25-2007 10:07:57

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

West of Aurora, IN the Mack dealership is in a rebuilt round barn. It's so rebuilt that it is hard to tell it actually was a barn, with concrete block walls and truck access to the second floor, but still, it is round.

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steve in in

09-25-2007 10:14:16

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to Eric SEI, 09-25-2007 10:07:57

I believe I drove by there recently coming back from a Reds game. It's painted white isn't it?

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Eric SEI

09-25-2007 17:49:04

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to steve in in, 09-25-2007 10:14:16

That's the one.

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ed19

09-25-2007 09:01:07

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Very nice barn. There is one in southwest kansas that was built as a horse barn. When you get into the hayloftif you stand anywhere but in the center you get an echo, but when you stand in the center the echo goes away. Truly an odd sensation.

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Walt Davies

09-25-2007 08:20:16

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

"Don't you just love it when a plan comes together."

We build them bigger out here but then we do have more space.

Walt

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Spook

09-25-2007 07:53:57

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

There is one a few miles south of me. Most in this area were built by Scandinavian builder's from Sweden or Denmark. It was considered a labor saving device, but the were harder to build, and didn't catch on as much here.

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jeffcat

09-25-2007 07:44:17

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Wow that is a nice one! Does the silo need a cap put on to finish the job? Very pretty.

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IaGary

09-25-2007 09:13:27

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to jeffcat, 09-25-2007 07:44:17

There is a cap down inside where you can't see it.

Gary

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8N'r--WI

09-25-2007 07:03:40

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Gary--the round barns are a neat piece of history. In SW WI Vernon county, we have 15 of them still standing. All of them were built by the same guy, the son of a slave who escaped to WI via the underground railroad.

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Most of the ones he built were out of wood and covered with tile.

There are a few in NE Iowa Allamakee County, right across the river from us.

Tim

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El Toro

09-25-2007 06:34:21

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Our silos were contructed of tiles similar to ones in your picture. They're still standing today owned by someone else. Hal

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Sean Feeney 2

09-25-2007 05:57:19

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

I love big old barns, but that is just so cool because its different, do you remember if that was tile or brick and is it wood post& beam behind it?

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IaGary

09-25-2007 06:10:22

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to Sean Feeney 2, 09-25-2007 05:57:19

Post and beam. And the walls are tile.

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Dave H (MI)

09-25-2007 05:53:49

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

How do they handle the gases from the silo? Some pretty scary stuff from what I hear.

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Brokenwrench

09-25-2007 06:01:02

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to Dave H (MI), 09-25-2007 05:53:49

That short silo with an open top shouldn`t ever be a problem.. The one I had seen had a track system to pile loose hay in the middle. They would milk around the outside and feed hay out of the middle..

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Brokenwrench

09-25-2007 05:48:02

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

There`s a barn similar to that about 20 miles north of us. When I was little, my cousins and myself were riding with my grandpa. We drove by the barn and he told this story of how a guy died in it because he couldn`t find a corner to go to the bathroom in. Gramps was one of those sober faced guys, who could pull off a ridiculous story like that and have three kids believe him.
So, now any time I see a round barn, I can`t help but wonder how many people lost their lives in it....

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DRL

09-25-2007 06:16:55

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to Brokenwrench, 09-25-2007 05:48:02

My grandpa used to tell the same story about a round barn around here. Must have been a running joke of that generation.

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JMS/MN

09-25-2007 08:16:59

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to DRL, 09-25-2007 06:16:55

I heard how people liked them because the devil could never get you in a corner.

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No tools

09-25-2007 05:45:44

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

Thanks Gary for the picture.
don't know as i have ever seen one.

Gary would you shoot me a email would like to quiz you on something

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IaGary

09-25-2007 06:08:21

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to No tools, 09-25-2007 05:45:44

Would if you open your email.

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Case38man

09-25-2007 06:18:23

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 06:08:21

IaGary said: (quoted from post at 06:08:21 09/25/07) Would if you open your email.

Here it is f350fordpower@yahoo.com

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No tools

09-25-2007 05:48:34

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to No tools, 09-25-2007 05:45:44

try this

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cj in wisconsin

09-25-2007 05:42:28

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 05:30:27

We have a few of them around here and they are being protected by the historical society . Pretty cool piece of history.

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IaGary

09-25-2007 06:13:52

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to cj in wisconsin, 09-25-2007 05:42:28

Yes the Iowa Barn Foundation helped with a grant to rebuilt this one.

They put up $20,000 and the grandfather had to match it.

It cost $40,000 to rebuild. The roof was pretty much rotted away.

Gary

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MichaelNEIowa

09-25-2007 10:59:18

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Re: There aren't many of these in Iowa in reply to IaGary, 09-25-2007 06:13:52

You can see the before and after photos of the barn on the Iowa Barn Foundation Web site. Look for "Dighton Barn" in Delaware county.

http://www.iowabarnfoundation.org/images/dighton_before.jpg

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