Secrest Octagon Barn

Infobox_nrhp | name =Secrest Octagon Barn
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caption =
nearest_city= Downey, Iowa
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 36
lat_seconds = 49
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 91
long_minutes = 22
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
locmapin = Iowa
area =
built =1883
architect= Longerbean, George Fred
architecture= Other
added = November 05, 1974
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment TR (AD)
refnum=74000790cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Secrest Octagon Barn is an historic octagonal barn located near Downey, Iowa. It was built in 1883 for Joshua H. Secrest by master builder George Frank Longerbean. On November 05, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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External links

* [http://members.aol.com/pmaxheim/barns.htm Iowa's Famous Round Barns has image and brief description]
* [http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbia.htm Dale Travis' Iowa Round Barns List]
* [http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/iowa/htm/ia05202.htm Dale J. Travis photo of and directions to Secrest Octagon Barn]