Plagmann Round Barn

The Plagmann Round Barn is an historic building located near Conroy in rural Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 as a cattle barn by Charles and Richard Plagmann. The building is a true round barn that measures 100 feet (30 m) in diameter.^[2] It is one of the largest Iowa Agriculture Experimental Station/Matt King type barns in the state.^[3] It is three floored — at the bottom is the feeding floor, at the middle is the stalls and at the top is the haymow. The barn is constructed of terracotta clay tile and features an aerator, a two-pitch roof and a 16-foot (4.9 m) central silo.^[2][4][5] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.^[1]

Plagmann Round Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Plagmann Round Barn
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Location	County Road V66
Nearest city	Conroy, Iowa
Coordinates	41°43′30.5″N 92°3′23.9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Built by	Charles & Richard Plagmann
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.	86001440[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. "Plagmann Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-19. with photo
4. "Unconventional shapes". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. "Plagmann True-Round Barn". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.