Barn Description


This barn was built sometime around 1916-1918 as evidenced by the initials and year drawn in the concrete floor (pic). It is a 3-bay barn measuring 40'x62'. The ridgeline runs north-south, with the earthen bank ramp to the main doors approaching from the west. Here's an aerial photo from Google Earth showing the barn, just to the right of center.

Another set of doors faces east, without a ramp, and was perhaps used to unload wagonloads of hay using the overhead hay track.

Being an early 20th century barn, the beams are sawn, not hewn, and the main floor is made using 2x12 joists on 12 inch centers.  The siding is tongue-and-groove. The metal roofing consists of unique overlapping embossed plates. Just a mile north, in Olde West Chester, there is a small house with the exact same roofing material. I wonder if a salesman came through some years ago and made a couple of sales?