Beautiful brick horse barns have graced the Iowa State University Campus in Ames for nearly a century. The historic barns are not just pretty – they are still used by the Department of Animal Science at ISU. The barns look much the same as they did in the 1920s and they are simply gorgeous. But are these barns prettier than the horses inside? Take a look at the photos below and judge for yourself.

There have been horse barns on the Iowa State University campus since 1870 – while the original horse barn was razed long ago, this impressive structure remains. It was built from 1923-1926.
Iowa Barn Foundation
The barns are constructed of clay tile. They have a gambrel-style roof with turned-up eaves. The haymow covers the entire building and there are numerous stalls and student rooms inside.
Iowa Barn Foundation
The barn has a lot of timeless features. They are outfitted with lightning rods and there are gabled and shed dormers with attractive ventilation windows and large wooden haymow doors.
Iowa Barn Foundation

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Students work with horses in the barns, gaining real world experience working with horses. They obtain valuable knowledge about the care, breeding, foaling, training and marketing of horses.
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As attractive as these old horse barns are, they will never top the beauty of the horses in their stalls. Here's one of the barn's newest residents.
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Lucky ISU students get to work with these beautiful animals every day. If you would like to take one home, you could have your chance one day-some of the foals are sold to the public in special auctions.
Iowa State University Horse Barn / Facebook

If you can pry yourself away from the foals, you should head over to the Iowa Farm House Museum. It’s the oldest building on campus and will take you back to the earliest days at ISU. It’s sure to capture your heart.

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