National Register of Historic Places

Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn

Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Listed
January 31, 2019
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100003365

About this property

The Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn, also known as the Old Barn, is a historic building on the west side of Muscatine, Iowa, United States. The barn was built in 90 days on the county home property in 1926. It replaced other barns that had been struck by lightning and were destroyed by the resulting fire. The home was an early form of welfare system known as the poor farm. It housed indigent, homeless, or disabled people who in turn worked on the farm to cover their costs of care and food. The barn was nearly torn down in 2006 when a group of volunteers called the Friends of the Old Barn acquired and restored it. It was also in danger of being torn down in 2017 because of its lack of utilities when a nearby building which provided them to the barn was slated to be torn down. The barn is now a museum located near the Muscatine Arboretum and the Muscatine County Environmental Learning Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Location

3210 Harmony Ln.
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
41.43395, -91.08518

Categories

AGRICULTUREHEALTH/MEDICINESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn listed on the National Register?

Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn?

Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn?

The period of significance for Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn is recorded as the industrial era.

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