| BARN TYPE INFORMATION | ||
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Name |
English Bank Barns |
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General Range |
1810-1870 |
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| HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF THIS STYLE |
Two-level barns were brought to the United States from northern England and central Europe. Bank barns were constructed into the sloping hillside so that the lower or stall level was accessed on grade by the animals and the upper or storage level was accessed on grade by wagons. Usually, an earthern ramp was constructed to raise the level on the historic rear if the topography did not lend itself to the construction of a bank barn. The ramp led up to large barn doors opening onto the threshing floor, the location where the wheat and chaff were separated. A small door on the opposite side (called the winnowing door) would be opened to create a draft through the threshing floor to carry the chaff outside into the barn yard for consumption by the livestock. Heavy timber framing running longitudinally through the upper level created hay storage areas called mows on either side of the threshing floor. The lower level was the location of stalls for livestock. |
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| HISTORIC BARNS OF THIS TYPE | ||
Municipality | Address | |
Conneaut Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Greene Township | ||
Harborcreek Township | ||
LeBoeuf Township | ||
LeBoeuf Township | ||
LeBoeuf Township | ||
LeBoeuf Township | ||
McKean Township | ||
North East Township | ||
North East Township | ||
Summit Township | ||
Summit Township | ||
Union Township | ||
Union Township | ||
Venango Township | ||
Venango Township | ||
Washington Township | ||
Waterford Township | ||
Waterford Township | ||
Wayne Township | ||