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Experimental Barn

Building Name:
Experimental Barn
Alternate Names:
Experiment Barn
Historical Note:
Built in 1894, the Experimental Barn supported the college’s growing farm and animal husbandry work. The barn had a short life, as a fire on October 25, 1901, burned down the Cattle and Experimental Barns.
Year Built:
1894
Year Removed:
1901
Architect:
Nourse & Hallett
Contractor:
Bisbee & Potter
Built in 1894, the Experimental Barn supported the college’s growing farm and animal husbandry work. The barn had a short life, as a fire on October 25, 1901, burned down the Cattle and Experimental Barns.
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Photograph of the Iowa...
Photograph of the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Barn with several horses and people in the foreground, and the first cattle barn in the background.
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Photograph of the Iowa...
Photograph of the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Barn with several horses and people in the foreground, and the first cattle barn in the background.
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Agricultural Experiment Barn fire...
The fire at the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Barn in 1901. The building was of frame construction with a gable roof. Flames are engulfing the roof as a number of onlookers watch.
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Agricultural Experiment Barn fire...
The fire at the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Barn in 1901. The building was of frame construction with a gable roof. Flames are engulfing the roof and traveling down the sides of the building as a crowd of onlookers watches.
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Preferred Citation:
"Experimental Barn", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0040.html
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