This really immense board-and-batten wood barn was built into the hillside so that easy access could be gained on two levels. The principal louvered windows are round arched as is each of the windows in the three ridgetop cupolas. The effect of these windows is sufficient to suggest that the Italianate style was
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Louis Wilmesmeier “Bank” Barn
1859. 1.5 miles northeast of Fort Madison on US 61
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