Above, loft floor joists radiate outward from the silo, first to a curved laminated beam at the interior's center where the stanchions are situated, and from there extend to the outer hollow clay tile exterior walls. An interior ventilation system for the cattle in the lower level carries fresh air from openings up through ventilator pipes running from the loft floor along side the silo wall up to the metal roof ventilators. The barn is located near the southwest edge of Iowa Falls. The roof is seriously deteriorated and interior damage has occurred because of exposure to the elements. The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance IHPA listed it as one of the eleven most endangered Iowa National Register properties 2000.
Local fund raising for restoration is underway.
Charitable contributions can be made to the Hardin County Historic Preservation Commission Box 35 Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.