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Cossaart Barn
3040 BIRCH RD
Narka

LOCATION:

County:	Republic	<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
Address:	3040 BIRCH RD
Address Remarks:	1.5 miles west of Mahaska on Birch Road
City:	Narka

Zip:	66960
Parcel ID:
Legal Description:	Section 1 Township 1S Range 1W
Legal Description Remarks:
Latitude, Longitude 1:	39.98942 -97.37994
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Datum:	WGS84

DESCRIPTION:

Historic Name:	Cossaart Barn
Alternate Name:
Historic Function:	Agriculture/Subsistence
Subcategory:	Agricultural Outbuilding
Historic Function Remarks:	& Animal Facility
Present Function:	Agriculture/Subsistence
Subcategory:	Agricultural Outbuilding
Present Function Remarks:	& Animal Facility
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:	Midwest Prairie
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Physical Description/Remarks:
Plan Form:	Rectangle
Commercial Building Type:	Not Applicable
Roof Form:	Gable
Stories:	2
Condition:	Fair
Principal Material:	Wood
Condition Remarks:	Concrete foundation. Metal roof.
Architect/Designer/Builder:	Cossaart, Reuben C. (builder)
Year of Construction:	1916
Certainty:	Estimated
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Ancillary Structures:	Other
Ancillary Structure Remarks:	In addition to the barn, the current farmstead includes a 1929 residence, a former granary, a former corncrib, a 1937 Fairbury windmill, and a shed. There is a hedge post barbed-wire fence running down the center of the property that is over 100 years old.

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Listed in State Register:	No
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Listed in National Register:	No
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Potentially Eligible for National Register:	Yes
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SURVEY INFORMATION:

There is no survey information for this record.

RECORD REVIEW:

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Review Status:	Approved

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Cossaart Barn - South and west (side) elevations - facing NE - 07/22/2009	Cossaart Barn - North and west (side) elevations - facing SE - 07/22/2009	Cossaart Barn - North elevation haymow - 07/22/2009	Cossaart Barn - West (side) elevation - facing S - 07/22/2009	Cossaart Barn - South elevation and windmill - facing N - 07/22/2009
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