Rurka barn in Allen Mi

Story by Rurka in Allen, Mi We have this barn and we are planning on gutting it out and make the whole lower level a garage, and to make the upper level a 20’by 60′ room. We are not sure whats exactly we are going to use the upper level for...

Northwest Ohio Barns

Story by Lou Hebert in Perrysburg Ohio My appreciation of old barns began when I was a child. While I did not grow up on a farm, like so many of my friends and family, my heritage was deeply rooted in farming and the land. As a young boy while on frequent visits to my...

Blaxland

Story by Lesley in the UK I grew up on a farm in East Kent and we had an old barn where we stored the hay bales for the cows. It had a Kent clay tile roof and huge beams. As children we used to play in the barn sometimes. We loved the smell of the hay. We...

Tilton Barn Hamilton Ma

Story by john sheridan in Essex Ma This barn was originally built around 1750 it was near the miles river and due to flooding it was moved to its present site around 1800. It was built using timber from the farm and was built in the english tie beam style. This piece...