Roberts Octagon Barn Explained

Roberts Octagon Barn
Coordinates:41.59°N -91.6353°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1883
Added:June 30, 1986
Refnum:86001449

The Roberts Octagon Barn built in 1883 is an historic octagonal barn located on CR W62 near Sharon Center, Johnson County, Iowa. On June 30, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1986 it was believed to be one of the oldest surviving round barns in Iowa. It appears to be a "Coffin-type octagon barn" (i.e. derivative of the first octagon barn built in Iowa, in 1867, by Lorenzo Coffin). This type includes having a non-self-supporting modified hip roof, heavy timber construction, a rectangular interior plan, and general purpose function.[1]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001449}} Iowa Site Inventory: Roberts Octagon Barn ]. National Park Service. July 12, 2016. with