LEANING BARN, BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS, MASSACHUSETTS
$30.00
I photographed this picturesque old barn on my return drive from a trip to New England a few years ago. To quote the late Charles Kuralt: “Barns back east have weather vanes on them to show which way the wind is blowing, but out here there’s no need…farmers just look out the window to see which way the barn is leaning.”
Poster 30 x 22 inches.
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OCTAGONAL BARN, HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO
$30.00
This barn, built in the early 1900s, is one of more than 30 round and polygonal barns in the Buckeye State. Most of America’s polygonal barns, which were easier to design and build than truly round barns, were built in the Midwest from about 1880 to 1920. Some farmers believed that the round shape of the barn was more efficient, since livestock could be arranged in radial stalls around a central feeding area. Others believed that evil spirits would not be able to find corners in the barn to lurk in!
Poster 30 x 22 inches.
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ROUND STONE BARN, HANCOCK, MASSACHUSETTS
$30.00
This well-known barn, one of the largest round barns ever built, is located at Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts. It was built after a fire destroyed the community’s dairy barn in 1825. In 1864, after another fire destroyed the conical roof, a new roof with a cupola was added. The 85-foot diameter barn has stone walls that are three feet thick at the base. Another restoration of the barn was carried out in 1968. The village was sold in 1960, when only three elderly Shaker residents remained. Today it is a major tourist destination.
Poster 30 x 22 inches.
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