Swyter Barn - Iowa Barn Foundation
WEBSwyter Barn Barn was built in 1917 by William Swyter, a prominent early settler in Erin Township. Constructed from glazed hollow clay tile designed by Iowa State University, which provided insulated and draft free walls for greater animal comfort (also fireproof).
2023 Iowa Barn Foundation All-State Barn Tour - Sept 16-17
WEBParticipants have the unique opportunity to experience and appreciate Iowa's agriculture heritage as they walk through these majestic barns. Barns are open for touring 9-5 both days except where noted in the individual barn descriptions. This year's tour features 72 barns, including a record 8 round barns. Click here to see just the 8 round barns.
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WEBIowa Barn Foundation 2023 Fall All-State Tour - September 16-17. Barns, America’s symbols of honesty, integrity, and the American dream, are disappearing from Iowa’s countryside at a rapid rate. With mechanized agriculture of today, barns are no longer the center of the farm.
The 1917 Swyter Barn in Hancock... - The Iowa Barn Foundation
WEBAug 19, 2023 · The 1917 Swyter Barn in Hancock County is a 2023 recipient of The Iowa Barn Foundation Award of Distinction and will be on our fall tour for the first time September 16-17. It is certainly one that...
Barns of Iowa | The 1917 Swyter Barn in Hancock County, Iowa is …
WEBThe 1917 Swyter Barn in Hancock County, Iowa is 2023 Award of Distinction Recipient and will be open for during the Iowa Barn Foundation 2023 Fall All-State Barn Tour Sept 16-17. ************ Barn...
Saving barns a mission to preserve piece of Iowa history
WEBAug 20, 2023 · The barn, originally built in 1877 and renovated in 2018, has been used as a horse barn, dairy barn, and currently houses sheep. Its restoration won an award of distinction from the Iowa Barn...
Barns of Iowa | The 1917 Swyter Barn is a must-see on the Iowa Barn …
WEBThe 1917 Swyter Barn is a must-see on the Iowa Barn Foundation 2023 Fall All-State Barn Tour Sept 16-17. The barn is a 2023 recipient of the Iowa Barn Foundation Award of Distinction and is on the...
WEBSwyter Barn (New in 2023) - 1990 James Ave, Britt (Hancock County) Barn was built in 1917 by William Swyter, a prominent early settler in Erin Township. It is constructed from glazed hollow clay tile designed by Iowa State University, which provided insulated and draft free walls for greater animal comfort (also fireproof). The barn's
The Iowa Barn Foundation | Nevada IA - Facebook
WEBThe Iowa Barn Foundation, Nevada, Iowa. 7,093 likes · 592 talking about this · 21 were here. Founded in 1997, the Iowa Barn Foundation is dedicated to preserving Iowa's agriculture heritage
Barns - Preservation Iowa
WEBThe historic Iowa barn is a rapidly diminishing resource. It is estimated that there were over 200,000 barns built in Iowa and that we have somewhere around 60,000 left. It is also estimated that Iowa is losing around 1,000 barns per year and that number is accelerating.
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