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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

22 Jun 2014

Page 5

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Jun 22, 2014

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5

Round Barns Arrive in Iowa Midwest Field Research

The text describes early round and octagon barns entering American farms, noting Elliott Stewart's 1874 New York introduction and Franklin King’s 1890 Wisconsin design work. It mentions interior post elimination and center silos influencing barn layouts, with ISU continuing related research in Iowa.

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Iowa Benton Black Hawk United States Elliott Stewart New York Indiana Midwest Franklin King University of Wisconsin-Madison King Iowa State University
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Round Barns of Iowa History and Makers Across Time

A tour of Iowa round barns traces origins from 1890 to 1929, noting tile innovations by J B Davidson and Matt King, widespread kits from Montgomery Ward and Sears, and notable structures like the C A Round Barn in Cedar Falls and Kugel Barn near Cedar Falls. The study covers builders, dates, and preservation efforts.

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Cedar Falls C.A. Rownd J.B. Davidson Iowa Experiment Station Matt King Wilbur Frazer University of Illinois At Champaign-Urbana Chicago William Radford Fairfield Iowa William Louden Davenport Gordon van Time Co Permanent Building Society of Des Moines Montgomery Ward Sears, Roebuck Johnson Counties la Porte City Benton County Kugel Plagmann Conroy Sharon Center James E. Jacobsen Cheryl Peterson Iowa State Historical Department Lowell Spike
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