Come explore the rich past of our town. We invite you to take a tour of the historic buildings in Fairfield.
Welcome to The Fairfield Heritage Trail, which includes:
- <<<< An architecturally distinctive Barry Byrne-designed prairie style home (one of the best in the Midwest),
- The first of a total of 1,689 Carnegie Public Libraries,
- A dwelling built in 1838 (the birthplace of Fairfield),
- And even an early Dairy Queen store.
Symbols that may appear on building webpages:
The building is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.

The building has a relationship to the Louden Machinery Company.
The Louden Machinery Company was a major contributor to modern farming in the world, and then became a leader in industrial material handling devices.