Sunday, September 21, 2008

Marble Barn



The barn at the former Marble Ranch in Grandview is typical of the round barn designs which (according to Wikipedia) were popularized beginning in 1880 with hexagonal designs and later the true round barns like this one. The barns were so designed for efficiency, but with new equipment, by 1936 they were no longer favored. Here I found that the Marble Barn was built in 1912, and is listed as "Marble Dairy, true round barn, 2-pitch conical roof, 4 small windowed dormers at the hip, large central silo extends through roof, very good condition."

4 comments:

Sharon said...

That is a very unique barn. I like it.

Hope said...

I have never seen a round barn! I'm glad to have discovered your blog to see this photo. Thanks for posting this!

Tash said...

Very pretty to look at too. It seems like an efficient design, with the grain in the middle & animals all around.
I enjoyed hearing about your family's history with St. Andrew's in Pasadena. It has a beautiful tower that caught my eye as I drove by & I'm glad I stopped and looked at the beautiful inside.

PERBS said...

Hmmmmm I thought I had left a comment on this one and was "caught up" but my name isn't there so I guess not. . . it is unique and looks like a "colored" haystack."