Renovation is underway for another of the historic buildings at the Iowa State Fair. State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says the renovation of the swine barn will cost nearly 20 million dollars.
He says there’s a lot of work that needs to be done.
Parson says the building has been notorious for allowing water to get in.
Parsons says they will do a lot of work while not taking away the historic nature of the building.
He says upgrades to make the restrooms in the building more accessible will be completed by the time this year’s fair opens. Parsons says this renovation puts them closer to completing the renovation of all of the animal barns they announced in 2022.
Parsons says the main work on renovating the swine barn will get underway after this year’s fair ends. The 2026 Iowa State Fair opens on August 13th and will run through August 23rd.
