Secrest Octagon Barn

	Secrest Octagon Barn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Downey, Iowa
Coordinates	41°36′49″N 91°22′13″W / 41.61361°N 91.37028°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883
Built by	George Frank Longerbean
MPS	Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.	74000790
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1974

The Secrest Octagon Barn is a historic building located near Downey in rural Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It was constructed in 1883 by master builder George Frank Longerbean for Joshua Hunt Secrest as a hay barn-horse stable.^[2] The octagonal barn measures 80 feet (24 m) in diameter.^[3] It features red vertical siding and a sectional bell shaped roof that is supported by hand-laminated beams. The octagon-shaped cupola has the same roof shape as the barn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

According to the builder's great grandson, the builder's name is Longerbeam.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mrs. Edward J. Schermerhorn. "Secrest Octagon Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-07. with photos
^ Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barns List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2017-12-07.

External links

Joshua Hunt Secrest, an autobiography

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Schermerhorn-2] Mrs. Edward J. Schermerhorn. "Secrest Octagon Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-07. with photos

[travis-3] Dale Travis. "Iowa Round Barns List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2017-12-07.

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