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Barn Designs from
the Historic American Building Survey
These barns, which
span three centuries, show some of the diversity of American
vernacular design. They are just a few samples of the hundreds
of barn and outbuilding designs that have been preserved through
the HABS. You can view photos and measured drawings of floor
plans, exterior elevations and construction details.
Ritter Ranch, Barn, Old Dolores Highway, Dolores vicinity,
Montezuma County, CO
Card # CO0133
1800 Shaker South Family Cow & Hay Barn, Watervliet Shaker
Road, Colonie Township, Watervliet, Albany County, NY
Card # NY0072
1853 Shaker Church Family Cow Barn, State Route 4A,
Enfield vicinity, Grafton County, NH
Card # NH0018
James & William Smith Barn, 106 Main Street, Roslyn, Nassau
County, NY
Card # NY0921
The Old Barn, Germonds, Rockland County, NY
Card # NY0679
1860 John Clugston Log Barn, Clugston Road, Colville vicinity,
Stevens County, WA
Card # WA0109
John French Barn, South Grand River vicinity, Deepwater
vicinity, Henry County, MO
Card # MO0171
1810 Lee Barn, Leetown, Jefferson County, WV
Card # WV0080
1850 Kuenzi Barn, County Trunk EM, Watertown vicinity, Dodge
County, WI
Card # WI0009
1848 Langholff House Barn, State Route 109, Watertown vicinity,
Dodge County, WI
Card # WI0009
1850 Christian Barn, State Route 109, Watertown vicinity,
Dodge County, WI
Card # WI0008
1850 Cow Barn, Second & Park Streets, Zoar, Tuscarawas
County, OH
Card # OH0328
1855 Tobacco Barn, South Street Extension, Westfield, Hampden
County, MA
Card # MA0731
1890 Tobacco Barn, Old Hadley Street, Hadley, Hampshire County,
MA
Card # MA0733
1837 - 1924 Rutherford Barn, East Hansel Road, Minooka vicinity,
Grundy County, IL
Card # IL0542
1929 - 1947 Mount McKinley Headquarters, Barn, McKinley Station,
AK
Card # AK0135
Late 1700s or Early 1800s Hunt-Hosmer Barn, Lowell Road,
Concord, Middlesex County, MA
Card # MA0269
1760 Phillips Bank Barn, Old Wilmington Road, Hockessin
vicinity, New Castle County, DE
Card # DE0407
c1750 Hargrove Barn, Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington,
Middlesex County, MA
Card # MA0281
1900 Log Barn, Route 6 (Lyman Run Road), Coudersport, Potter
County, PA
Card # PA1248
Late 1800s Kuhlman-Periman Ranch, Barn, County Route 28, Dolores
vicinity, Montezuma County, CO
Card # CO0158
Late 1700s or Early 1800s Van Campen-Dewitt Barn, Wallpack
Center vicinity, Sussex County, NJ
Card # NJ0154
1835 Liriodendron Bank Barn and 1897 Carriage House, 502 West
Gordon Street, Bel Air, Harford County, MD
Card # MD0639
The Historic
American Building Survey is a joint effort of the Library of
Congress and the National Park Service. Read more about their
efforts to preserve America's heritage by visiting their
website:
Built in America To learn
more about any of the designs listed here, search for it by its
card number. Then, explore the vast and ever-growing HABS
collection to view other building designs.
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Free Barn Plans from the Back Home Newsletter
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