National Register of Historic Places

Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn

Diagonal, Iowa
Listed
September 9, 2022
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001471

About this property

The W.J. Buck Polygonal Barn was a historical structure located near Diagonal in rural Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1907 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986. The building measured 65 feet (20 m) around. The structure of the barn was basically a central octagon with a sectioned roof. Double pitch sheds surrounded the barn characterizing it as an encircling wing type. The central section was six-sided and the wing was nine-sided. The plan appears to be the same as the one for the Lloyd Z. Jones stock barn published in Wallaces' Farmer on January 16, 1903, and again on October 25, 1907, and June 17, 1910. It has subsequently been torn down. It was removed from the NRHP in 2022.

Location

Diagonal, Iowa
40.78248, -94.25716
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Ringgold County Courthouse
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4.9 mi
Ringgold County Jail
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Middlefork Methodist Episcopal Church
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When was Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn listed on the National Register?

Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2022.

What type of historic resource is Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn?

Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn?

The period of significance for Buck, W. J., Polygonal Barn is recorded as the industrial era.

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