northeastern Ohio | Russ In Idaho - 6/18/2017 19:52
Jay can you fill me in on the term bank barn? I've always heard about government grain bins, but never bank barns. Oh by the way I hate painting! LOL
Hi Russ,
A bank barn is a two story barn that has one side on higher ground so that you can drive into the upper part. In other words, the block foundation you see in my picture above is on the lower side and there is dirt up against the other side to form a ramp (some call it a bridge) to enter the upper structure. Cows were housed in the lower part and loose hay in the upper. Probably mostly found in the rolling plowground (hilly) parts of eastern Ohio and most of Pennsylvania.
Bank in this case is the bank of dirt that abuts the foundation. Here are some google pics of all the different styles: https://www.google.com/search?q=bank+barn&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ...
Edited by Jay NE Ohio 6/18/2017 20:01
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Time to paint old bank barns again... need tips to make it last longer
