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Traditional: Midwest
Three-Portal Barn
The Midwest three-portal
or feeder barn was derived from the
transverse frame barn. One of the
most commonly found barn types in the Midwest, the three-portal barn was
constructed throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth century.
The three-portal barn
consists of a transverse frame barn with enclosed sheds that facilitated the
stabling of animals and provided additional storage space for feed and
crops. In some cases, these side aisles were simply added to an existing
barn.
Three-portal barns are commonly identified
by a broken roof line at the point where the sections were added. Other
three-portal barns were built as a single unit with a continuous roof line
extending over the side aisles.
Like the transverse frame barn, the Midwest
three-portal barn was a popular choice in Morgan County.
Click on the
paintings by Ann McDaniel below for enlarged images
This barn, which no
longer exists, was owned by Warren and Ann McDaniel.
Located on Blue Bluff Road, this barn was torn down in 2004.
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