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Lenox Round Barn
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National Register of Historic Places

Lenox Round Barn

Also known as Taylor County Round Barn

On the National Register since 199927 years
Round BarnListed 1999Bedford
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lenox Round Barn

Lenox Round Barn, at 1001 Pollock Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1999. It was among the first 3 of Bedford’s 5 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and agriculture, at the state level. It describes its style as Round Barn, as it does for 1 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR.

What it isRound barn in Iowa, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗
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Finding Lenox Round Barn

1001 Pollock Blvd., Bedford

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

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4 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBedford Oil Company StationMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.8 miBBedford HouseBuilding0.8 miDBedford Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBTaylor County CourthouseRomanesque0.9 mi

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Questions about Lenox Round Barn

Is Lenox Round Barn on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 5, 1999 (Register number 99000490).

Is Lenox Round Barn a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Col. William Peters Hepburn House, 17 miles away.

Can you visit Lenox Round Barn?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lenox Round Barn?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75337978 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.