Fred W. Meier Round Barn

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{{Infobox NRHP | name = Fred W. Meier Round Barn

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| location = Off Iowa Highway 9

| nearest_city = Ludlow, Iowa

| coordinates = {{coord|43|14|7|N|91|28|40|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Iowa#USA

| area = less than one acre

| built = 1912

| builder = Fred W. Meier

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| added = June 30, 1986

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000152|title=Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR}}

| refnum = 86001411{{NRISref|2009a}}

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The Fred W. Meier Round Barn was a historic building located near Ludlow in rural Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1912 by Fred W. Meier. The building was a true round barn that measures {{convert|56|ft|m}} in diameter.{{cite web|url=http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbia.htm|title=Iowa Round Barn List|publisher=Round Barns & Covered Bridges|accessdate=2011-01-05|author=Dale Travis}} The bottom half of the barn was constructed in stone and featured red horizontal siding, 2-pitch conical roof, aerator and an internal wood stave silo. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The structure was destroyed in a thunderstorm during the night of July 27, 2002.

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