Barn Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
View and print photos, floor plans,
exterior elevations and construction details of twenty-three
different historic American
barns.
Photo: 1853 Shaker Church
Family Cow Barn, State Route 4A, Enfield vicinity, Grafton
County, NH
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.
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.