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

Acreage expires 6/08
I want to purchase an abandoned acreage with restorable outbuildings, trees, and an old wash house or summer kitchen. For more information, contact Zachary Faga (515) 324-2806.
Barn Missouri (Caldwell County) expires 9/08
I am looking for an older, medium size barn, preferably with gambrel roof to relocate to northern Missouri (Caldwell County). We would need a third party to disassemble/reassemble. For more information, contact Joe Nease.
Barn siding, central Iowa expires 9/08
I am looking for free or inexpensive barn siding for a barn I am relocating to my farm in central Iowa. Any condition is fine as long as the siding is usable and there is enough to do the job. I am willing to clean up everything but the foundation in exchange for the siding. I am starting the moving process next month, and plan to be done by the end of the summer. For more information, contact Chris Gorman (515) 210-3545.

For Sale or Donation

Barn, Burlington, Iowa (Lee County) expires 5/08
Barn with weathered siding, approximately 40’x60’. You dismantle and remove. For more information, contact Shiloh Bradley 319-937-5111.
Barn, Story City, Iowa (Story County) expires 9/08
100 year old barn, approximately 30’ x 60’ and very solid. Barn is located 5 miles west of Story City. For more information, contact John Johnson (515) 291-6664.
Barn boards, Indianola, Iowa (Warren County) expires 9/08
We are currently disassembling a large barn (approx. 30’ L X 20’ W X 25’ H) and have lots of good wood for sale. For more information, contact Ryan Kappelman.
Barn, Quincy, Illinois (Adams County) expires 6/08
100 year old barn, 110’x50’. Most of the siding is gone, but beams, frame, flooring and internal walls are all present and in decent shape. Several large piles of good lumber inside, large beams vary from 8"-10", mostly oak and pine. Tin on half the barn is less then 10yrs old and in good shape. For more information, contact Jason Sweigart.
Barn boards, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Cape Girardeau County) expires 9/08
I have a good supply of structural timbers, many with tenon joints, peg joints, lap joints, etc. from an old mule barn. A fairly good supply of 1" boards, some 16" and wider. Just got down to 5 hand hewn beams, measuring about 10" X 10" and they are over 25 feet long. The boards are priced at $1.50 bd/ft up to 12" wide, and $2.00 bd/ft over 12" wide. Beams are $2.00 bd/ft up to 3" X 5", and will vary per bd/ft over that measure. The larger hand hewn beams are priced per beam. The materials are located about 20 miles west of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For more information, contact Bob Banger.
Barn, Arlington, South Dakota (Kingsbury County) expires 6/08
Barn, approximately 100 years old. Lots of good wood. A photo of the barn is shown below (click the photo to enlarge it). For more information, contact Heather Kulwicki (605) 359-1196.

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