Weathered Wisconsin Barn In Black And White
by Kay Novy
Title
Weathered Wisconsin Barn In Black And White
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The tall “Prairie” barn was the most common barn in the Midwest and West. Built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Prairie barns were large enough to house draft animals, milk cows and hay (stored in a loft overhead).
Prairie barns were generally of frame construction with gambrel roofs, though some featured a curved roof called a “gothic.” Such barns typically sat on a foundation of stone or concrete, with sidewalls of stone for the bottom four to five feet.
“Western” style barns became more popular as settlers moved to the Plains. These tall, frame barns had extremely sharp-pitched “saddles” (gabled roofs).
Both Prairie and Western barns had a large hay door opening into the haymow, and a rain hood (or overhang) above the door. Inside, along the ridgepole, ran a track which extended out along the hood from which a hay fork was dropped to lift hay from a wagon to the loft. Both barn types usually had an enclosed granary.
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September 9th, 2017
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Kay Novy
Bob, "New FAA uploads limit-1 a day" group, thanks for the homepage feature! Much appreciated!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kay Novy replied:
Thanks so very much, John! Always honored to be featured on the homepage of "Images That Excite You" group!