The bank barn design allowed wagons of hay and grain to be pulled into the upper level ... and the $30,000 needed to move and restore the barn came from community fundraising and a match from the fair ...
Long a landmark at the Plymouth County Fair, the Tonsfeldt Round Barn is a gem of Iowa barn history. It features a rare domed roof, one of only 66 barns known to have been built like it in the U.S.