Small Barn Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
View and print photos, floor plans,
exterior elevations and construction details of historic American
barns.
Photo: D.H. Day Farmstead,
Pig Barn, Route 109, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI
These eighteenth and
nineteenth century buildings are samples of the hundreds of barn
and outbuilding designs that have been preserved through the
HABS. You can view and print photos and measured drawings of floor plans,
exterior elevations and construction details.
John R. Trimm Barn,
Old Natchez Trace, Tishomingo vicinity, Tishomingo County, MS
Card # MS0034
An abandoned,
gambrel roof barn.
Early 1700s -1887
Banta Barn, Howland Avenue, Paramus, Bergen County, NJ
Card # NJ1717
Downloadable plans are available for this small Dutch style
timber-frame barn.
Daniel P. Higgins
Barn, Higgins Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA
Card # MA0043
M. V. Riddle Log
Barn, Old Natchez Trace vicinity, Tishomingo vicinity,
Tishomingo County, MS
Card # MS0036
Log construction.
1860 Stagecoach
Station, Log Barn, Colville vicinity, Stevens County, WA
Card # WA0112
Log construction.
D.H. Day Farmstead,
Pig Barn, Route 109, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI
Card # MI0210
A fancy little bow
roof barn for pigs.
1820s D. H. Day
Farmstead, Outbuilding, Route 109, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County,
MI
Card # MI0211
An attractive, two
story barn with rolling doors on both the eave and gable sides.
The Historic
American Building Survey is a joint effort of the Library of
Congress and the National Park Service. Read more about their
efforts to preserve America's heritage by visiting their
website:
Built in America To learn more
about any of the designs listed here, search for it by its card
number. Then, explore the vast and ever-growing HABS collection
to view related building designs.