Barn Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
View photos, floor plans,
exterior elevations and construction details of twenty-three
different historic American
barns.
These twenty-three
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 # WI0010
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.
