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FEATURED BARN
Katy Trail Barn 4 - Aholt Farm -Missouri
WM45JZ by kJfishman
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PREVIOUSLY FEATURED BARNS
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WM3324
Round Barn - Arcadia, OK by Team Farkle 7
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WM3403
Round- Bow Truss - Barry County, MO by Geo*Trailblazer1
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WM334R
Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco Ad Barn - Imlay, MI by Team Farkle 7
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WM33YJ
Cornelius Pass Octagonal Barn - Hillsboro, OR by Hikenutty
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WM3407
Nakashima Barn - Washington, USA, by Harriet the Spy
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WM370W
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets - Cottage Grove, OR by TheBeanTeam
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WM353X
Miss Jackson's Barn, Borrans, Ambleside, Cumbria by Flipflopnick
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WM366V
Croft Farm Barn, Cherry Hill, New Jersey by Math Teacher
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WM3CB5
Mount Clifton Farm, Clifton, Cumbria UK by Martlakes
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WM3F3A
Sheep Barn at Haven Hill, Michigan, United States by S5280ft
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WM39ZG
Allen Barn; Abraham Lincoln Home & Neighborhood Historic Site,
Springfield, IL by cldisme
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WM3C8H
Octagon Barn - San Luis Obispo, California by teeoff2
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WM3HFB
Birthplace of Aviation Barn - Dresden, OH by Silverquill
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WM3J7W
Lemoyne Star - S. Trade, Tennessee by macleod1
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WM3HCZ
Concord Road Barn, Georgia by SearchN
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Seven Quilt Barns
by BruceS
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WM402P
by Q10
from Wikipedia:
"A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered
workplace. It may sometimes be used to house animals or to store farming
vehicles and equipment. Barns are most commonly found on a farm or former farm.
Older barns were usually built from lumber sawn from timber on the farm,
although stone barns were sometimes built in New England, U.S.A., and other
areas where stone was a cheaper building material. Modern barns are more
typically steel buildings. Prior to the 1900s, most barns were timber framed
(also known as post and beam) forming very strong structures to withstand storms
and heavy loads of animal feed. From about 1900 to 1940, many large dairy barns
were built in northern USA. These commonly have gambrel, or hip roofs to
maximize the size of the hayloft above the dairy roof, and have become
associated in the popular image of a dairy farm. The barns that were common to
the wheatbelt held large numbers of pulling horses such as Clydesdales or
Percherons. These large wooden barns, especially when filled with hay, could
make spectacular fires that were usually total losses for the farmers. With the
advent of balers it became possible to store hay and straw outdoors in stacks
surrounded by a plowed fireguard. Many barns in the northern United States are
painted red with a white trim. One possible reason for this is that ferric
oxide, which is used to create red paint, was the cheapest and most readily
available chemical for farmers in New England and nearby areas."
"With the popularity of tractors following World War II many barns were
taken down or replaced with modern Quonset huts made of plywood or galvanized
steel. Beef ranches and dairies began building smaller loftless barns often of
Quonset huts or of steel walls on a treated wood frame (old telephone or power
poles). By the 1960s it was found that cattle receive sufficient shelter from
trees or wind fences (usually wooden slabs 20% open)."
NOTE: If this barn is a Quonset hut, please tell us how it fits into this
category (is a barn by the above definition). And, don't forget to log in the
'Quonset Hut' category, also!
Following only some of the many types of barns throughout
the world. The category is by no means limited to these.
- Round - Quilt - Centennial - Historical -
Dutch - Bank - Yankee - Crib - Prairie - ThreeBay - English - Ground
Stable - Swedish - Gambrel - Ukrainian - Italian - Pennsylvania Dutch -
Gable - Hip - Salt Box - Gothic - Round/Bow Truss - Western - Monitor -
Basilican - Rock Slab Foundation - Bank Barn - Western Style - Octagonal -
Advertising - Traditional Dartmoor (Granite)- Multi-Level - Cobblestone -
Centennial - House Barn - Stone - Slate - 'Cutouts' - Rock - Dairy - U.S. Flag -
Tobacco Barn -