1860 Brown Barn

The 1860 barn with it's Long roof line & short side walls make it a Dutch design Barn. Wagon doors are on the ends of the barn & not on the sides of the barn.

1863 Dutch design stone barn. Has hand hewn, morticed and pegged beams

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1889 Anamosa Limestone Barn held 100 horses

In Stone City, Now a Private residence. Walls are 18" thick

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1912 Anamosa Penitentiary Stone Barn

Built in 1912 on one of the Anamosa State Penitentiary farms. Now on the National Resister of Historical Places.

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1928 Dairy Barn on Penitentiary farm

For many years it was the largest barn in Iowa

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Sliding Hay Mow Door

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Stone Barn

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View of Anamosa State Penitentiary

All the limestone used in the construction of prison walls and buildings from the local quarry in Stone City.

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Big Red Dairy Barn.

1928 Prison Dairy barn. Used for milking 77 cows. The milk was used to make cheese for prisoners.

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1912 Cattle Barn

On Anamosa Penitentiary Farm #1

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Hay Rake by 1853 Stone Barn

The 1853 stone barn is on the Brown farm.

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Roof support framing

With 18 inch thick barn walls to carry the roof this is the only interior framing in the barns.

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On the Anamosa Penitentiary farm #1

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Brown Barn interior timbers

Hand hewn, wood pegs, mortis & tenon framing-Dating it 186o's

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