Barn Designs History Including Pole Barn - Post And Beam - And Domesticated Barns

Barns are part of the American landscape for hundreds of years. Originally workplace, they have developed in urban areas or domesticated. Barns are disappearing in most parts of North America and Europe. Historically Barns were on the outskirts of cities, such as proximity to deliver goods. As a country which is still held to be more valuable then the amount derived from farming, the division of agricultural land has become more and more common.

While the great age of barns may be behind us their are many who are working to adapt and preserve these structures with conventional construction techniques and new materials to still carry on a vital role in our landscape. Barns are also evolving to adapt to modern agricultural techniques and machinery

Artists were some of the first to recognize the potential of barns serve as a great workspaces or personal retreats. areas used for cattle have been converted into studios, workshops, theaters where writers woodworkers, painters can work and live.

most widely used to convert bars today appears to be for home use, however, in the last decade as farmers and agriculture have suffered so that these great icons. Their movement to preserve these great icons and many groups are set up in different countries, with some offering tax incentives to preserve and save these great structures.

Domesticated Barns

Originally Barns were built to store the harvest and livestock. It has become common for Barns to be built new or upgraded for indoor or sometimes called the Urban bar esque look, while still preserving the original structure and properties of open spaces

Pole Barns

pole barn, or sometimes called a cattle barn in North America, is a structure with a roof extension due to a series of columns. Since the roof is supported by columns, forming a barrier outside the barn, the roof shape is often gabled or semi-circular/hooped. If you ever run any modern farms You May have seen this pole barns used for hay storage or livestock shelter. One of the advantages of pole barns include

1) Low cost

2) The ability to store large amounts of hay in areas easily accessible by vehicles, machinery

design of most pole barns is simple. Poles make up the outer walls and roof support. Materials used range from lightweight metal or canvas. style can vary depending on the function stops. barn to store hay May lack of any lower outer wall, and half the barn used to house livestock would have some form of wall meeting the roof.

is interesting to note that the stables or can be classified style, region and / or function. Examples of the region include English barn, or Dutch. These stalls can still be classified under the function and style. Pole barns (barns, cattle), and tobacco barns are examples of classification by function. New England post and beam barns can be both functional and unique style.