Barn Series, Athens Maine Barn Two

Barns here in New England have a different flavor than barns out west, or in Pennsylvania, or down south.  I suspect it reflects the climate, the purpose of the land, and the ancestry of the land owners and how they were taught to build barns, as well as the local materials available, and terrain.

Here in New England, it seems like most barns are the "L" configuration where they are attached to the farmhouse through a series of progressively smaller structures.  Because the barn is thus attached to the house, a farmer could go tend the animals without having to brave the snow, or shoveling to get there.

This barn, while not attached to the house, does have its own series of annexes, which I thought were interesting.  One can see on the white addition that the original sliding door has been replaced with a person hinged door and adjacent window as the use of the structure changed. 

We've now had a week of temps approaching 50 and we still have several feet of snowbanks next to buildings... it was a very good snow year, and we broke a number of snowfall records.

Comments

[Rosanne]

Glad to see you're back doing your barn series. I have enjoyed it.

[lisa]

Somebody once told me that barns attached to houses (like ours) are a fire hazard! Or more so if the barn catches on fire, it is a hazard to the house. I see both around here... I'm trying to think if it's mostly the smaller barns that are attached, and my brain just isn't working.

[soo]

That photo has made me very nostalgiac for those rare days when there is still some snow on the ground and the sun is shining -- you can almost see the snow melt! (Life without snow makes the memory of it quite fun -- I expect I'd go mad if I had to deal with it for 6 months!) :)