Ventilation Slits

Stonemasons would integrate ventilation slits into barn walls in a decorative pattern. Ventilation kept the hay stack from heating up.

Barn with ventilation slits and circle, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, c. 1825
Barn with ventilation slits and circle, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, c. 1825.
(Site 075-JA-004)

Barn with ventilation slits, Guilford Township, Franklin County
Barn with ventilation slits, Guilford Township, Franklin County