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/Home/Arts/Architecture/Buildings & Projects/Barns Barn History Votes:0 BUHRMASTER BARN HISTORY The barn, now located at the Pruyn house, was one of a number of outbuildings on the Martin Cregier farm located on River View Road, along the Mohawk River. The Cregiers were a prominent Dutch family according to Albany annals and later located north of the Manor line, where they were not required to pay the usual fees to the Patroon as did the rest of the farmers in the Van Rensselaerswyck Manor. Reconstruction contractors were visibly excited at the sight of many of the early features of the structure, such as hand-hewn beams and wooden pegs, which had been retained when the barn was rebuilt after a fire in the late 1800's, when the property was owned by the Lucas and Thomas Witbeck families, who also stemmed from early Dutch settlers in Albany. The next owners we Read More Go to Site Barns and Silos, Farm Gallery, MI Historical Museum Votes:0 Michigan.gov home HAL Home 20th Century | First People-1900 | Special Exhibits | MI Historical Museum | MI Historical Center Go to: Farm Home Page Dairy Farming Michigan's Bounty Thoroughly Modern Farming Barns and Silos One of the most outstanding inventions was the silo. These great towerlike structures sprang up like mushrooms throughout the farming areas of the dairy states. So mother had two wooden silos erected at the back of the Big Barn [in 1912]. Architecturally they set the barn off, seeming to complete it. —Sarah Van Hoosen Jones Barns and silos changed the appearance and practices of Michigan farms during the early 20th century. The barn itself changed as farmers built additions, new outbuildings or entirely new barns. Pre-cut lumber shipped by rail, mail-order building pl Read More Go to Site Biotechnology Outreach: MooZeum Votes:0 T he following is an addendum toThe Museum of Living Sciences at the UW-Madison. In contrast to the picturesyou have seen on the previous pages, these were taken around the turn ofthe century. Simply click on the appropriate link below to view the picture.WARNING...some of the graphics are large and may take some time to load. 1898Dairy Barn VariousPhotos of the Barn-Courtesy of Ron Doersch BuildingSite of the Barn-Original Blueprint FloorPlans of the Barn-Original Blueprint Sketchof the Barn by Allen Strang 1899 Buggyin Front of Barn 1899Buggy and Hay Rick 1900Sheep Judging EastView of Barn With Cows Eastern Viewof Barn EasternView of Barn Without Silo NortheasternView of Barn Another NorthernView of Barn Viewof Barn in the Winter Postcardof Barn MorePhotos from Ron Do Read More Go to Site Brief 20: Historic Barns Votes:0 John Leeke's Historic HomeWorks ? 207 773-2306 26 Higgins St. Portland, ME 04103 [ Home ][ Library ][ Restoration Reports ][ Seminars ][ Forum ][ Internships ][ Office ][ Workshop ][ Front Porch ][ Search ] info. ? 1994-2007 JohnC.Leeke PESERVATION BRIEF 20 The Preservation of Historic Barns Michael J. Auer U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Center for Cultural Stewardship and Partnerships Heritage Preservation Services Division Technical Preservation Services Table of Contents Historic Barn Types Preservation of Historic Barns Housing: A Special Concern Summary Selected Reading From the days when Thomas Jefferson envisioned the new republic as a nation dependent on citizenfarmers for its stability and its freedom, the family farm has been a vital image in the A Read More Go to Site dbps Votes:0 THE DUTCH BARN PRESERVATION SOCIETY Dedicated to the Study and Preservation of New World Dutch Barns The Society The Dutch Barn Preservation Society was organized in 1985 and incorporated in 1986 by the Regents of the State of New York as a not-for-profit organization by barn owners, historians, and other concerned individuals alarmed by the barns' rapid disappearance. Membership has grown steadily since the Society's inception, making new preservation initiatives possible. The Dutch Barn Preservation Society sponsors recording projects, educational barn tours, and publications, and is a source of technical and historical information. Members have been instrumental in preserving and restoring threatened barns, and are continually exploring opportunities to offer technical advice and financ Read More Go to Site Dutch Barn Votes:0 Dutch Barn Home Architecture Gallery About the Project Contact Us Architecture Timeline Architecture Quiz Dutch Barns were built in the Hudson, Schoharie, and Mohawk Valleys. Dutch Barns had sloping roof lines that came close to the ground. Dutch Barns were about 30 feet by 30 feet. They had low side walls and plank roofs. Plank roofs are heavy boards that were used for roofs. Double doors are two doors put together. Anchor beams are support beams to hold up the roof. Brackets are moldings that hang from a roof. This style of Dutch barns came from the Netherlands. The time period this from style was popular during the 1800, early 1900. People learned to build Dutch Barns from their grandfathers. Dutch Barns were use for storage for their crops and hay. To get the hay into the barn they nee Read More Go to Site Emporia State University - Center for Great Plains Studies Votes:0 Center for Great Plains Studies | About ESU | Academics | Admissions | Athletics | Libraries | News & Events | Student Life | University Resources | Info for: Prospective Students | Current Students | Graduate Students | International Students | Faculty & Staff | Parents | Alumni & Foundation | ESU Quicklinks Select a link: Blackboard Course Offerings Career Services - Part-Time jobs Lifelong Learning Scholarships STING Student Access Transcript Requests Buzz In Calendar of Events Email Giving to ESU WAW Library Faculty/Staff Directory Office/Department Directory Site Map Great Plains Studies Links • Great Plains Studies • Great Plains People • Great Plains Publications • Great Plains Photo Project • Classes, Resources, etc. Emporia State University > Center f Read More Go to Site Fromme-Birney "Round" Barn, Mullinville, KS Votes:0 Photo by Bob Neier Fromme-Birney "Round" Barn Mullinville , Kansas Owned by the Kiowa County Historical Society (620) 723-3263 Background In 1912 Henry W. Fromme, a German immigrant, hired William "Pat" Campbell, a local carpenter, to build a large round barn to house 28 draft horses and a box stall for the registered Percheron stallion which he imported from France. Round barns were promoted as being more wind resistant, efficient use of space, and took less lumber to constuct the same volume of space. The estimated cost was $8,000, which is several thousand dollars higher than that of other barns of the time. Soon after construction the tractor replaced the horse as the farm power source and the barn was obsolete. It was later used for hay storage. In the 1980's Phyllis Birney received t Read More Go to Site Fulton Country Historical Society, Inc., Rochester, Indiana Round Barn Museum Votes:0 Fulton County Round Barn Museum Leedy/Partridge/Paxton Round Barn This round barn was built by Bert Leedy in Richland Township on Old U.S. 31 just north of County Road 650 N. It was built in 1924, which made it the last round barn built in Fulton County The wooden part of the barn was built by the C. V. Kindig Construction Company. Bert had a regular rectangular barn that was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in September 1924. Winter was coming on and Bert needed a new barn and he needed it fast. He had livestock that needed shelter and he had cows to milk - and you don't want to sit in a snow drift to milk cows by hand. Bert's brother, Ezra Leedy, had had a round barn built a few years before and we can imagine Ezra probably said, "Bert, you ought to build a round barn. I like Read More Go to Site Fulton Country Historical Society, Inc., Rochester, Indiana Round Barns Votes:0 Why Round Barns? Round barns may have developed from the English putting a roof over the horses walking in a circle to provide power to operate mills. They called the building a gin-gan. The earliest recorded many-sided or polygonal barn in the U.S. belonged to our first President. George Washington built a 16 sided barn in 1792 on his Dogue Run farm near Mount Vernon, Va. It was used as a treading mill to thresh grain. This barn decayed and was finally taken down after 1870. A replica of this barn was erected in 1995-96. The first true round barn in the U.S. was built in Massachusetts in 1824 by the Shakers. It is said that the Shakers preferred round barns so that evil spirits could not hide in the corners. Since the Shakers learned how to make black ash baskets from the Indians, it is p Read More Go to Site Historic Barns Votes:0 En EspaÑol Historic Barns Types of Barns found in New England There are two basic types of barns found in New England, the English and the bank. English barns were brought to New England by the colonists and are approximately 30x40 feet, built on fieldstone foundations, and have their main entrance on the long side. Bank barns evolved during the 1800's and derive their name from the fact that they were often built into the bank of a hillside. These barns have more than one level and the entrance door is on the gable side. Be sure to check out the above links for diagrams and more information about the characteristics of these barns! The Haines' barn, featured on the left, is actually two barns that were joined together in the 1870's. The original barn, most likely built in the late 1700's Read More Go to Site Joslin Round Barn Farm Votes:0 Joslin round barn Photograph courtesy of the Inn at the Round Barn Farm Joslin farmhouse and round barn Photograph courtesy of the Mad River Valley Planning District The fertile lands of the Mad River Valley have historically been home to one of Vermont's most important industries--farming. The Joslin Round Barn Farm and its rural setting, are reminiscent of that period in Vermont's history, and provide a fine example of a dairy farm and the agricultural innovation that contributed to its success. The collection of well-preserved farms buildings includes an 1860 farmhouse, a late 19th-century ice house, a 1910 polygonal barn, and a circa 1930 vegetable stand and field barn. The oldest building, the farmhouse, was built by Cyrus Joslin, as a vernacular structure, with local interpretations Read More Go to Site lafayettejc.com Votes:0 lafayettejc.com Click here to go to lafayettejc.com . Read More Go to Site LGC Wisconsin Barn Preservation Program Votes:0 Workshops WisLine Publications Internet Resources About LGC Wisconsin Barn Preservation Program Despite the rich stock of historic barns in the Wisconsin landscape, we see fewer attempts to save them. The threats to these buildings are many, including urban growth and its associated roadway expansion, improper maintenance and upkeep, and new construction techniques, materials, and design. The University of Wisconsin-Extension, along with the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation and the Wisconsin Historical Society , are spearheading a multifaceted approach aimed at saving many of Wisconsin's historic agricultural buildings. The Wisconsin Barn Preservation Program is aimed at both addressing public concerns and drawing attention to the importance of preserving the elements of Wisconsin Read More Go to Site Maxheim Gallery | Photo Art | Photo Restoration | Photographic Repair | Restoration | Agricultural Art | Barn Art | Barn Photos | Art Prints | Canvas Art | Oil Paintings | Cavas Paintings | Oil Portraits | Pet Portraits | Pet Paintings Votes:0 Iowa's Famous Round Barns George Washington's sixteen sided barn built in 1793 is the earliest recorded barn of this type. However the most famous and perhaps the first true round barn was the Shaker Barn in Hancock, Massachusetts built in 1825. It was 90 feet in diameter with 30 inch stone walls. After it burned down, the Schakers built another on the same site in 1865. Not until the late 1800's did round barns really catch on and even then they were only located on the farms of wealthy farmers who had the resources to indulge in architectural styles. Octagonal or sixteen sided barns were the first to gain early popularity. In Lowell Soikes book "without right angles" Soikes conjectures that round barns with silos contained within were considered ideal feeding facilities and con Read More Go to Site McCornack's Old Barns-2 - Somerset County Votes:0 Welcome to my World ! More photos from the collection of John C. McCornack Yukon, Oklahoma This collection provides brief views of some of my favorite barns. Each barn has her unique personality. A Farm Family A red barn sits between two tall maple trees its' weather vane spins in a summer breeze. A farmer in his wagon brings a load of hay his children on top enjoying their day. Smell of baked bread makes the children smile knowing they'll be eating it in a little while. Chores all done they head for home they can hear their Mom humming a song. Supper is over family in their chairs makes me happy the love this family shares. Ralph L. Clark ? An old barn that is located a few miles southwest of Yukon, Oklahoma. Photo of a barn on my Gindlersperger family farm located near Berlin, Pennsylvan Read More Go to Site Montgomery County History Center : The Nims Barn Votes:0 The Nims Barn Located on the 5-acre History Center site, the Nims barn will become a central part of a program called The Land and the People featuring the agricultural heritage of the area. The Barn and Crib The historic barn, built in the 1880's, has been donated to the society. The barn is a heavy-timbered bay barn which was the type first used on farms doing diversified farming. It has place for horses, cattle, small animals, as well as hay, feed and some small implements. The corn crib (built shortly after the barn) became important as the farm produced abundant crops. This particular barn has a rich family history. The Nims brothers, who developed pure-bred seed corn, were early pioneers in agricultural development. The barn has three levels and is 35'x45', the corn crib slightly lar Read More Go to Site Museum and Barns | Greene County Historical Society Votes:0 Skip to main navigation Bronck Museum 1663 Stone House In January 1662, Pieter Bronck entered into a contract to purchase from the Katskill Indians a tract of land known by the Indian name "Koixhackung". Choosing a site at the base of the Kalkberg Ridge, Pieter built his dwelling, a small single room structure with cellar and storage garret. The original massive beams, wide floor boards, cellar hatchway, and early Dutch door still dominate the interior. This house is the oldest surviving dwelling in Upstate New York. 1685 Stone Addition The first expansion of the original structure to accommodate the growing family. This "west wing" consists of a hallway, main room, and loft. The great storm of 1792 caused extensive structural damage, requiring rebuilding . It was during this rebuilding th Read More Go to Site page2 Votes:0 T HE A MERICANIZATION OF THE B ARN THOMAS C. HUBKA The barn is one of the most familiar features of the American rural landscape. Reinforced by its size and its prominent setting near open fields and pastures, the barn is indelibly etched into the collective American consciousness. Even for those who have only seen them in the media, barns have had a strong, enduring attraction for most Americans. From the earliest European settlements in America, the barn has been a fundamental component of the farm and has become a symbol for the agrarian way of life. For increasingly urbanized, overwhelmingly nonfarm Americans, the barn still maintains a mythic status, even if the barn itself and the ways of its farming people are not precisely understood. But this should not be surprising, for American Read More Go to Site remodelingweb.com: The Leading Remodeling Site on the Net Votes:0 remodelingweb.com: The Leading Remodeling Site on the Net This page requires frames. Read More Go to Site Round Barn Photos Votes:0 Round Barns, which include truly round and many sided, can be found in many parts of the USA. The largest concentrations of this style of barn are found in the midwest (Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin). Vernon county here in Wisconsin boasts more round barns than any other county in the USA. This claim is up for debate because Fulton county in Indiana makes the same claim and the town of Rochester, IN in Fulton county hosts a Round Barn Festival every year. Some of these unique barns are being preserved and taken care of while others are deteriorating and falling apart. One of the barns pictured below no longer exists. Most round barns are built with a silo in the center of the barn. The round shape was supposed to make work in the barn, i.e. feeding or milking cows, more efficient. Anothe Read More Go to Site Round Barns and Covered Bridges Votes:0 Round Barns & Covered Bridges --> Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival June 9 and 10, 2007 --> Iowa Barn Foundation All-State Barn Tour Sep 22 and 23, 2007 --> What’s New? Summary Locate by State/County Pictures on Barns Interesting Stuff Copyright & Other Words Round Barns Reading & looking material for barns and bridges Covered Bridges June 2002 Iowa Barn Tour Barns Some interesting tractors seen at the July 2002 Penfield, IL tractor show Old Mills web site Some Interesting Quilts Some county numbers have changed. Please send questions, comments, and sightings to Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook Search www.dalejtravis.com Web This page updated Sep 25, 2007. Read More Go to Site Slayton Round Barn Votes:0 Slayton Farms Round Barn This barn is a surviving example of a type of round barn construction mainly found in Iowa, Namely the true round variety built with hollow clay tile walls. The barn was built by Frank Slayton in 1915. It is one of sixteen such barns believed to have been built by the Johnston Brothers Clay Works, a Fort Dodge firm whose model design used two sizes of tile- a smaller tile in the lower story and a larger tile above. Hollow clay tile round barns have become a distinctive trait of Iowa's round barns compared to those found elsewhere. This era of agricultural prosperity coincided with the state's leadership in clay tile production, when massive efforts were underway to drain her many wetlands in order to expand cultivation in the area's rich soils. Here in Iowa, the ho Read More Go to Site Sorry.. Pages have moved, Archives, Oregon State University Votes:0 The Web site for Archives has moved to: < http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/ > Other sections that have relocated can be found at: Archives and Records Management Handbook Chronological History of OSU Exhibits on Historical Topics General Records Retention Schedule Historical Records Collection Northwest Archivists If you have bookmarked any pages in this site, please update them. Oregon State University [Updated: September 26, 2002] Read More Go to Site Taking Care of Your Old Barn Votes:0 TAKING CARE OF YOUR OLD BARN Ten Tips for Preserving and Reusing Vermont's Historic Agricultural Buildings Produced by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Montpelier, Vermont This web site provides Vermont property owners with a basic guide to taking care of their historic barns and farm buildings. It includes some general guidelines, a short history of barns, ten tips for barn maintenance and repair, ways to adapt barns to other uses, sources of advice and funding for barn preservation, and a list of organizations that offer aid to those working on their barns. Authors: Curtis B. Johnson, Thomas D. Visser © 1995 Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. All rights reserved. Forward to the T Read More Go to Site The Cotswold HyperGuide - Tithe Barns Votes:0 The Cotswold HyperGuide - Tithe Barns The medieval church, while instructing its flock to look for their riches in heaven, was not averse to stockpiling riches on earth. Take one look at an abbey tithe barn and you will understand why the dissolution of the monasteries took place so smoothly. These barns are enormous. The great tithe barn at Frocester (right, top and middle) near Stroud is 184 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 36 feet high to the ridge of the roof, and the massive buttressed walls are 12 feet high at the eaves. The roof is made from traditional stone tiles, and massive roof timbers are needed to support the weight. It was built for the Abbot de Gamage between 1264 and 1306. The extraordinary thing about the Frocester barn is that it has been in continuous use as a barn for 700 Read More Go to Site The Preservation of Historic Barns - Oldhouseweb.com Votes:0 "+imageTitle+" Read More Go to Site Wisconsin Public Television: Wisconsin Barns Votes:0 Round Barns of Vernon County Vernon County, just south of LaCrosse, Wisconsin and bordered on it's western edge by the Mississippi River has a unique collection of round barns built in the early decades of the twentieth century. Most of them are clustered around Ontario, Mr. Tabor and Trippville. These images were videotaped by Wisconsin Public Televsion in the summer of 1998. For more information about these barns contact the Vernon County Historical Society. An interesting historical note about one of the round barn builders. Alga Shivers, an African-American man, was born in Vernon County in 1889, and lived his entire life there. He built a round barn on the farm he inherited from his parents, then supervised the construction of an additional 15 round barns in the area. Married at the a Read More Go to Site

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