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Modern:
Dairy Barns
Toward the end
of the nineteenth century, barn designs were increasingly influenced by
forces other than tradition. The use of dimension lumber rather than heavy
timber in barn construction resulted in lighter framing systems that made it
possible to create large, unobstructed lofts sheltered by
gambrel and
Gothic arch
or round roofs.
Agricultural experiment stations also had a
great impact on barn designs through the promotion of efficiency and
sanitation as well as new construction techniques. Many of the dairy and
livestock barns built in the early-twentieth century were products of new
ideas and designs.
Click on the
paintings by Ann McDaniel below for enlarged images
H. W. Gossard, the world's largest
manufacturer of corsets, stopped his buggy at a farmhouse in Ashland
Township in hopes of finding overnight lodging. He was so impressed with the
area's beauty that he bought a sixty-acre farm the very next day. He
eventually acquired neighboring farms until he owned two thousand acres.
This barn was destroyed by fire in 1979. The cause has never been
determined.
This beautiful dairy barn made of glazed
tile brick was built for Walter Williamson about 1915. You can find it on
Mahalasville Road west of South Elementary School, on the south side of
Martinsville.
The
Homelawn Sanitarium, owned by
Walter Kennedy, was arguably the finest of Martinsville's many sanitariums.
All of the dairy products used in the Homelawn's kitchen came from this
dairy farm. The barn is on Robin Road near the Martinsville airport.
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