Barn Features

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Access Levels

Multiple Level Access

Single Level Access

Forebays

Enclosed Forebay

Forebay not Enclosed

Forebay Extended

Roof Types

Rainbow or Arched Roof
Rainbow, Arched, or Gothic Roof

Combination Roof

Entries

Large Doors in Eaves Side

Large Door in Gable End

Human-size Entryways

Footprints

Rectangular Footprint

Round Footprint

Irregular Footprint

Barn Decorations

Ventilation Slits

Star Decorations

Cut-out Designs

Brick-end Designs

Roof-ridge Cupolas
Roof-ridge Ventilators or Cupolas

Date or Inscription

Painted Designs

Additional Building Features

Hay Hood and Door

Horse Power Shed

Doors without External Access

Outshed on Bank Side

Visible Exterior Alterations

Forebay Enclosed on Eaves Side

Barn altered with windows for poultry, Codorus Township, York County.
Windows for Poultry

Barn with lower level windows for dairy cows, Chester County.
Windows for Dairy Cows

Stoner Barn, Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, c. 1876.
Shed Roof Extension on Gable End

Barn, West Vincent Township, Cochranville, Chester County.
Ell Extension

Barn with cow shed, Lower Windsor Township, York County, c. 1910.
One-story Additions for Livestock

Basement or Pennsylvania Barn with lower-level storm shed addition, Green Township, Indiana County.
Storm Shed on Stable Level

Extended English barn, Bradford County.
Gable-end Extension

Barn Interior Features

Post and Beam Framing, Barn, Lehigh County.
Post and Beam Framing

Square Notching
Logs

Gothic Roof Framing

Laminated planks, barn, Centre County, PA.
Laminated Planks

Barn interior showing mow arrangement.
Barn Interiors

19th Century Stable
Alterations on Stable Level

Cross beams and laths
Alterations on Mow Level