The Iowa Barn Foundation would like to see every barn and historical agricultural building preserved. Sometimes this is not always possible. Old barns and other structures are sometimes no longer wanted or are too deteriorated to economically repair. Still others collapse due to severe storms, neglect, and the ravages of time. Your old barn can live on, however, when you donate or sell its pieces to other Iowans who are restoring their barns.

We encourage anyone planning to dismantle a barn to carefully reconsider their decision. Each year, over 1000 barns disappear forever from the Iowa landscape. Barns are precious historical buildings that are becoming very scarce in much of the state. In many parts of the midwest, barns that were once a common sight along the highways have disappeared entirely. If at all possible, please do not tear down, dismantle, or sell your barn!

Iowa Barn Foundation members who are restoring their barns are always looking for vintage beams, siding, hardware, cupolas, lightning rods, etc. to help complete their barn restoration project. Your donation or sale of barn materials helps preserve the environment by recycling precious and often irreplaceable materials, and enables your barn to live on, if only in part. You can send information about what you have to donate or sell to Michael McConnell.

In your ad, please provide the following information:

Description of the item you are selling, including dimensions, etc. You may include photographs.
City, state, and county where the item is located.
Your name, e-mail address, and telephone number.

We have provided this space so that you can list your available barn materials. Ads remain active for six months or until cancelled, whichever occurs first. Ads can be resubmitted after they expire. The following items are available for sale or donation (please contact the owners directly for more information):

Wanted

Cupola, Northeast Iowa expires 9/09
I am looking for a good used wooden cupola. I want the square wooden kind with the "ten commandments"-shaped vents in the sides to go on a 22’ x 32’ barn. For more information, contact Michael McConnell.

For Sale or Donation

Barn battens for Sale, Oskaloosa, Iowa (Mahaska County) expires 09/09
Siding battens removed from 100+ year old barn. All numbers are approximate. 35 pieces 12’-14’. 75 pieces 9’-12’. 45 pieces 5’-9’. 100 pieces 2’-5’. Condition varies from piece to piece. Reasonable offer. For more information, contact Paul Van Donselaar (641) 673-5053.
Barn for Sale, Iowa City, Iowa (Johnson County) expires 09/09
Late 1800’s barn, 50’x55’. Frame, loft flooring, and partial lining of walls in oak from the farm. It has pine siding and the original cedar shake roof. Part of the barn roof was damaged in a storm last summer and the barn now has a slight tilt. Up until the storm the barn was in excellent condition. For more information, contact Mary Doyle and Steve Ostrem (319) 683-3314.
Barn, Story City, Iowa (Story County) expires 03/09
Barn built around 1870. The original structure is 26’ x 40’. There is an addition of about 26’ x 20’ built in the early 1900’s. The barn has always been painted red. The framing is of hand hewn oak beams with mortise and tenon construction. The exterior is vertical pine boards. For more information, contact David and Rosemary Osheim (515) 733-2507.

Other Farming-Related Items For Sale

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