LeMars, Iowa -- Tim Heller sent me this
photo of his grandparents' round barn (a.k.a. the Tonsfeldt Round Barn). According to Tim,
the structure was built in 1918, is 68 feet tall, and has 5200 square feet (which makes it
about 80 feet in diameter, according to my math).

National Register Data |
Name |
Tonsfeldt Round Barn |
Id |
86003194 |
Historic Name |
Tonsfeldt Round Barn |
Other Name |
|
Address |
Plymouth County Fairgrounds |
City |
LeMars |
Vicinity |
Restrict Address |
State |
IOWA |
County |
Plymouth |
Status |
LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER |
Date |
11/19/86 |
Owner |
LOCAL |
Multiple |
Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR |
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Last updated 03/17/03 at 14:29.
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