Moore-Warner Farm Management

These barns have an unspoken past. They made me appreciate the days when traveling on small two lane highways – through winding curves, pastoral landscapes, and quaint small towns – was the way we all saw the country.

William G. Simmonds

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The Tuttle farm in Iowa, a modern livestock and game operation

With a gable roof and shake shingle siding, these New England barns are designed for cold weather and heavy snow.

In a tradition carried from England, farmers decorate their barns at Christmas

Extended bays on ground floor, door lights and gable end doors indicate European influence.


House and attached barn near Rochester, NH	New England stock barn

Barn Advertisement
W. Burlington, PA

To celebrate Ohio's bicentennial, one barn per county was painted with this theme

Cow Barn in Central Illinois

Classic New England barn with cupola - Exeter, NH

FFA – 2004 State Officers of Illinois

This unique barn is located near Bennington, Vermont

This Illinois barn combines regional traditions: The door light and the red and white paint scheme have New England origins; the white painted arches on the doors echo decorative schemes from Pennsylvania Dutch barns.

A Barn from the Sears Roebuck catalog! Ordered by mail; components delivered by railroad car; interior walls stenciled with assembly instructions.


Iowa shopping center	Derelict barn in Illinois


Tom & Winnie's Place in Huntington, Indiana. Painted arches are decorative and reflect a Pennsylvania influence.	Nicely restored barn near Clarion, Iowa taken in 2001.

Magnificent livestock barns in southern Colorado


New England barn updated for use as commercial office space.	Restored barn, Tamworth, New Hampshire. Barn is ventilated by pigeon holes; early farmers preferred to keep pigeons rather than chickens. A pentroof overhangs the two door lights.

Modern barn using traditional construction techniques. Beams are hand hewn and notched with a half-dovetail joint.	Hand hewn beams for barn construction. Mt. Chocorua, NH

Barns with door lights:

Door lights of all shapes and sizes are used to illuminate barn interiors.
Door lights installed above doors on the south side of a barn are the most effective.

Antique Barns, etc...

Illinois Barns, 1940's. Concrete side walls at buildings' base indicate livestock stalls. Concrete adds durability and is easy to clean.

Illinois barns, 1930's - 1940's. Mansard Roof. With roofs divided into a steep lower part and a less steep upper part, these barns create more area for hayloft storage.