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Traditional: Transverse Frame Barn
The transverse frame barn evolved from the four-crib barn. The cross aisle
was closed off and stalls or cribs were built along the wall. Entrances to
the transverse frame barn were placed in the center of either end so that
wagons could be driven through the structure. Rows of storage cribs or
stables lined each side of the barn. Unlike crib barns, transverse-frame
barns were primarily of frame construction.
The transverse-frame
barn was the most popular barn type in Morgan County. Many examples remain.
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Built about 1885 and later owned by Charles
Patton, owner of the Old Hickory Furniture Company in Martinsville, this
barn has open side bays and unusual Queen Anne ornamentation on the gable
ends.
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This transverse frame
barn was enlarged to resemble a Midwest three-portal barn with a hay hood
and open shed addition.
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