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McBroom Hargis Barn

McBroom-Hargis Barn, 1218 Highway 169, Winterset (Madison County) – Barn is five miles south of I-80 (Adel, De Soto, Winterset exit) on US 169.

George Storck had the barn built in 1884. Article in the Madisonian Newspaper on June 4th of that year said it would be the largest and best barn in this part of the county. The barn is 68’Lx60’Wx44’H and is built with wooden pegs. The main beams are 10-inch square, and it has a limestone foundation on 3 sides with pillars on the 4th. It also features an early wooden hay trolley track.


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