McConn, Daniel, Barn
National Register of Historic Places

McConn, Daniel, Barn

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Listed
May 25, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
00000531

About this property

The Daniel McConn Barn is a historic agricultural building located in near Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is a bank barn that is built into a south-facing slope. The south exposure of the basement level of the structure allowed protection of livestock in cold weather. The Pennsylvania-type barn was built around 1857 on a farm owned by Daniel McConn, a native of County Down, Ireland. He made his way to Fort Madison in 1837 where he became a merchant. While he owned the farm, it was worked by a tenant farmer. The foundation of the structure is of rubble construction and the sides of the upper structure are of vertical board-and-batten siding. It is capped with a low-pitched, gable roof that features three pyramid-shaped hip roofed ventilation cupolas located along the ridge.

Location

2095 IA 61
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
40.65281, -91.27623

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was McConn, Daniel, Barn listed on the National Register?

McConn, Daniel, Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2000.

What type of historic resource is McConn, Daniel, Barn?

McConn, Daniel, Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McConn, Daniel, Barn is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1857.

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