COMPOUND OBJECT (5 Items)
Cattle Barn Item Info
- Title:
- Cattle Barn
- Description:
- The Cattle Barn was built between 1924 and 1925. An appropriation of $10,000 was made in 1923, and bids were received in January 1924. The construction was completed in the late fall of 1926, including silos at the northeast and northwest corners of the building. On the night of October 6, 1931, lightning struck the building, causing a fire that destroyed the entire barn. Steps were taken immediately to replace it. The contract to rebuild was awarded to Fred Fisher later that month, and the new structure was occupied the following February. The silo which received the lightning blow was not rebuilt until 1935. Fire struck again on October 19, 1958, when the east wing roof was burned along with a large quantity of hay. The silos were razed in 1968. Credit: The Iowa State University Campus and Its Buildings
- Location:
- Cattle Barn; Ames; Iowa
- Latitude:
- 42.0283564
- Longitude:
- -93.64316207
- Year Built:
- 1924; 1931
- Building Cost:
- 38969
- Architect:
- Proudfoot Rawson Soers & Thomas
- Contractor:
- Fred Fisher
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Cattle Barn", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://isu-digital.github.io/historic-buildings//historic-buildings/items/hist_50.html