National Register of Historic Places

Midway Stock Farm Barn

Keosauqua, Iowa
Listed
March 1, 2019
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000126

About this property

Midway Stock Farm Barn was a historic building located north of Keosauqua, Iowa, United States. The barn was built by William A. Barker around 1880. It gained historical significance when his son Webb installed equipment made by the Louden Machinery Company of Fairfield, Iowa. By doing so he converted the facility from one that raised livestock to a dairy operation. Around 1918 Barker built an addition onto the south side of the barn and installed a litter carrier with tracks and switches on the ground floor, a hay carrier with a steel track and grapple hook hay fork also on the main floor, and a metal aerator on the roof. It was one of a few local operations that still had the Louden equipment in place. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. On July 19, 2018, it was destroyed by a tornado, and the following year it was removed from the National Register.

Location

Keosauqua, Iowa
40.80242, -91.93076
Sources

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

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When was Midway Stock Farm Barn listed on the National Register?

Midway Stock Farm Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Midway Stock Farm Barn?

Midway Stock Farm Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Midway Stock Farm Barn?

The period of significance for Midway Stock Farm Barn is recorded as the industrial era.

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