Eckle Round Barn

The Eckle Round Barn is a historic building that was located near Shelby in rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The true round barn was built by Ed Brown and George Robinson in 1928 for Richard Eckle.[2] It has a diameter of 54 feet (16 m).[3] The barn featured white horizontal siding, a two-pitch sectional roof, aerator and a central clay tile silo with a 14-foot (4.3 m) diameter. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.[3]

Eckle Round Barn
Eckle Round Barn is located in Iowa
Eckle Round Barn
Eckle Round Barn is located in the United States
Eckle Round Barn
LocationOff Iowa Highway 168
Nearest cityShelby, Iowa
Coordinates41°30′20″N 95°29′37″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
Built byEd Brown
George Robinson
MPSIowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR
NRHP reference No.86001470[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1986

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Eckle Round Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-14. with photo
  3. Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barn List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2011-01-25.


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