The Iowa Barn Foundation

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The Iowa Barn Foundation Founded in 1997, the Iowa Barn Foundation is dedicated to preserving Iowa's agriculture heritage

Founded in 1997, the Iowa Barn Foundation (IBF) is dedicated to preserving Iowa's rural buildings, symbols of Iowa's early agricultural heritage. The Iowa Barn Foundation, works to preserve Iowa's agricultural history and endangered barns by educating people in Iowa -- and beyond -- about our rural heritage and the importance of barn preservation. This is being accomplished through the bi-annual Iowa Barn Foundation Magazine, the Iowa Barn Foundation web site, the annual All-State Barn Tour, and through picnics, open meetings, and through worldwide publicity in newspapers, magazines, and television. The IBF provides matching grants to property owners to help restore qualified barns. The Iowa Barn Foundation gives Awards of Distinction to those property owners who restore or rehabilitate their barns at their own expense. In addition, the Iowa Barn Foundation is committed to farm conservancy and now accepts economically and financially self-sustaining farms and farmland.

It was a glorious sunrise Saturday at the 1930 Harp Lavender Barn on English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. The barn was ...
10/12/2026

It was a glorious sunrise Saturday at the 1930 Harp Lavender Barn on English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. The barn was a recipient of a 2025 restoration grant, and it is getting a new lease on life.

English Hills Farm
10/11/2026

English Hills Farm

It was a peaceful sunrise this morning at English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. Their 1930 barn was a recipient of a 202...
10/10/2026

It was a peaceful sunrise this morning at English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. Their 1930 barn was a recipient of a 2025 restoration grant from The Iowa Barn Foundation. The barn is getting a new life as part of their lavender farm.

It was a beautiful morning under the stars at English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. Their 1930 barn was a recipient of a...
10/10/2026

It was a beautiful morning under the stars at English Hills Farm in Pleasantville. Their 1930 barn was a recipient of a 2025 restoration grant from The Iowa Barn Foundation. The barn is getting a new life as part of their lavender farm.

Congrats to English Hills Farm on a successful opening weekend. Thanks for participating in the Iowa Barn Foundation 20...
10/05/2026

Congrats to English Hills Farm on a successful opening weekend. Thanks for participating in the Iowa Barn Foundation 2026 All State Barn Tour - September 19-20 as part of your weekend.

The Iowa Barn Foundation does not have a calendar for sale, but we do highly recommend the one by Our Iowa Magazine. Y...
09/28/2026

The Iowa Barn Foundation does not have a calendar for sale, but we do highly recommend the one by Our Iowa Magazine. You can order one here for $15.98, with a special buy 3 and get 1 free offer.
https://our-iowa.mybigcommerce.com/2027-our-iowa-calendar/

As a volunteer-led non-profit, we greatly appreciate the support Our Iowa Magazine gives us by promoting our spring and fall tours in their beautiful magazine.

If you like the barn photos by our volunteer photographer, Dave Austin, you can find his barn photos on the January, July, and October pages of the calendar.

They make great Christmas gifts.

09/21/2026

Roger Riley Reports: The Iowa Barn Foundation held its statewide fall tour of barns across the state. One such recipient was the Dobbin Family Round Barn near State Center. The family was facing major repairs to the 1919-built structure. Storyđź”—below.

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PO Box 436
Nevada, IA
50201

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