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From the lens Save an Old Barn: Ideas, Resources and Funding.

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  • shreeve21 May 25, 2012 @ 10:40 pm | delete
    love this! It is a dream of my wife and I to restore and old barn some day. Great tips.
  • AnthonyAltorenna May 23, 2012 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    I have a few old barn boards that were given to me, and the wood lives on in 'new'birdhouses. Sadly, many of the older barns in our area are disappearing or falling into disrepair as the old-time farmers pass on and their land sold off.
  • Linda May 1, 2012 @ 12:38 pm | delete
    I love this site! I have an old barn on my centennial farm that I would love to restore for my grandchildren.
  • Edwinrocks Apr 30, 2012 @ 10:12 am | delete
    Nice Lense....Thanks For Sharing...
  • E. Johnson Apr 29, 2012 @ 12:10 am | delete
    I have a barn built in 1917 its in pretty good shape, It still has alot of the orignal wooden shingles. It was damaged by a storm last year. I would love to know if theres any kind of grant to help me fix the damage. I live in Tennessee.You can email me at elcj33@aol.com if you have any information. Thank you.
  • drbilltellsexcitingstories Apr 22, 2012 @ 8:04 pm | delete
    This is really a great lens. I am going to feature it in my lens: Old barns are heritage icons...
    Thank you for sharing this great information! I grew up in Iowa, recently spent 15 years in Kansas... I feel much as you do about these old barns! ;-)
  • fullofshoes Mar 28, 2012 @ 7:47 pm | delete
    I definitely have a thing about old barns. I'm fortunate to live in an area where there are lots of them to see on a Sunday drive. Great lens!
  • brynimagire Mar 24, 2012 @ 8:24 am | delete
    Nice sense and information ! Great lens!
  • puppyprints Mar 17, 2012 @ 7:39 pm | delete
    Some of my best memories as a kid is playing in my friend's families barns....jumping off hay stacks and all the fun stuff kids do. Save the Barns!
  • cathywoodosborn Mar 13, 2012 @ 8:08 am | delete
    Love this lens! How I miss the old barns that 'used to be' all along the roadsides when I was growing up in Texas. It was a great disappointment to me when the old Kinsey barn finally gave up a couple of years ago. It was a large one in Coryell Co., built by my second great grandpa, Elisha. Thanks for a great lens.
  • mamabush Mar 12, 2012 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    I just love old barns. I love the history, the lines, the old stuff you find inside...our property in Utah had a big old barn and we found out it used to be the train station and had been moved to the property about 50 years before we bought it. It was so interesting! :) Great lens! Blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • waldenthree.net Mar 10, 2012 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    It would be valuable to have some sort of "potential project" list of Barnes, both private and "community based" for possible virtual teaming. Barnes can be converted to various community use for example, County Music+ Resttaurant for example. Or an "Innovation Center" as another example. If anyone has a specific barn available for such creative "success based" restoration, I would welcome conversations among a virtual team. Have a look at my new Lense on "country music" and also on the "innovation center" topic (a life science lab for example for technology development use), have a look at my "Walden Two" lense for additional clarity. Welcome conversations on specific actionable beyond knowledge of restoration. Thanks.
  • top_10 Mar 7, 2012 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    My friend's family has a bunch of old barns in the country. They were so fun to explore. I'll refer them to this lens.
  • bushaex Mar 4, 2012 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Having grown up on a farm, thanks first for the walk down memory lane. I believe the closest analogy is comparing barn restoration to film preservation. Once they're gone, they're gone (channeling Yogi Berra).
  • BestLaminateInc Mar 1, 2012 @ 7:03 am | delete
    Barn restoration could be fun and rewarding in many ways...your inspirational article helps to take a first step. Thanks for sharing~
  • ---Chazz Feb 28, 2012 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Lots of great old barns here in central New York - sad to see so many deteriorating and nice to know so many care. Blessed and featured on "Wing-ing it on Squidoo," my tribute to the best lenses I've found since donning my wings.
  • Rob3 Feb 26, 2012 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    Great to re-visit this lens. I love old barns but don't see many around here in Ireland. Also, a big thank you for popping over to see my Irish Coffee lens.
  • fugeecat Feb 26, 2012 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    I know someone with an old barn on their property. The barn is basicly falling down. I wish he would do something with the barn, but he doesn't want to. Its kind of a safety hazard because its in such poor condition.
  • 10incbellevue Feb 12, 2012 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Great lens! I grew up in Iowa, and I have seen plenty of barns in my day. It looks like you know your stuff! Thanks for reminding me of the nostalgic beauty of these!

    - The 10 Bellevue Company
  • TransplantedSoul Feb 11, 2012 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    Barns are so beautiful. Some of the modern functional structures really lack the charater of the older ones.
  • davenjilli Feb 10, 2012 @ 9:37 am | delete
    My good friend just lost their barn that is 100+ years old. They live in the house her husband was raised in here in Southern Idaho. So sad to see the old barn down.
  • Pangionedevelopers Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:21 am | delete
    great info here .....ill be digging in deeper
    thanks
    David P
  • webkangaroo Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    I grew up in the country -- I love barns and outbuildings too. I love the space and dim light and dense air...
    Lovely lens, thanks!
  • MysticTurtle Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:30 am | delete
    Oh, and we also have several barns that have been repurposed...into a restaurant, a store, a house.....
  • MysticTurtle Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:29 am | delete
    I love old barns. Living in the agricultural center of Ohio, I've watched many barns slide into disrepair and eventually disappear. We do have an organization that tries to preserve them, as well as a timber-framing business that helps with restoration. It all comes down to money.
  • southridgefarmsinc Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:24 am | delete
    Some great ideas here...thanks!

    cruel girl vista
  • SPhilbrick Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Barns in Maine and other cold climates definitely suffer with the weight of snow and ice. I have a friend with a lovely old barn that you can absolutely feel it's timelessness when you go inside. Unfortunately, it too, needs a complete overhaul and she hasn't the resources to restore.......
  • cffutah Jan 6, 2012 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    I spent some time in Iowa where they have the bridges of madison county, I know these aren't barns but same concept about keeping the old stuff around, great lens and what your providing for others to re think, thank you for that.
  • JoshK47 Jan 6, 2012 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens - thank you very much for sharing - blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • Tolovaj Jan 1, 2012 @ 4:35 am | delete
    We too often forget how limited is space and how bad is exploited. An old barn can be great project for very different people. Some are practical, others just nostalgic. I think I am a bit of both;)
  • Showpup Dec 28, 2011 @ 7:41 am | delete
    Great lens! It breaks my heart when I see old barns that are in sad shape and under threat of falling down. They are to be treasured!
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 22, 2011 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    This is a magnificent lens.
  • Close2Art Dec 15, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    great page, wonderful pictures, Blessed!
  • baby-strollers Dec 13, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    yes I do love barns, just something nostalgic about them.
  • KhairuZiya Dec 7, 2011 @ 2:22 am | delete
    great lens, very informative. thank you for sharing
  • rauspitz Dec 2, 2011 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    I enjoyed looking at your pictures. I like old barns. Believe it or not we have more than a few fairly close to Philadelphia. Some are well preserved others...
  • LaraineRose Dec 1, 2011 @ 1:15 am | delete
    I visited this lens before a while ago .. I just dropped back to give it the blessing that it deserves.
  • happynutritionist Nov 23, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    Really enjoyed looking at the barn photos. I remember reading and dreaming about converting a barn into a home many years ago in Mother Earth News.
  • Kathleen Eason Nov 18, 2011 @ 6:26 am | delete
    We have a old tobacco barn on some property we purchased. We'd like to move it across the street to our place since there's more room and redo it and make it into my jewelry and handbag store.
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Nov 15, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Yeah, I am a sucker for old barns and old tractors! Thanks for sharing a detailed lens. Hope the lens helps keep a barn or two from falling victim to the barn grim reaper.
  • waldenthree.net Nov 15, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    Love this topic and appreciating the importance of this cause of saving American Heritage. Is there a non-profit organization dedicated to this cause as part of preserving hertiage ? I voted "Like" for this lens. Will return again to visit with you soon. Thanks.
  • mrducksmrnot Oct 20, 2011 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Must leave a second comment. Barns across America were often used as a billboard so to speak. Either on the side of the barn or the roof. Most advertisers would paint the barn or roof and keep it up for free advertising. We need to get back to the old ways as this would save on all the billboards being constructed. There is a poll to add-Would u advertise on your barn?
  • mrducksmrnot Oct 20, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Love those old barns and the old timbers used to make them. I also noted with interest the lightning rods you would almost always see on old barns and farmhouses. They are still available and great to have especially in areas like Kansas where lightning storms come often. I'm from the Western NC Mountains and barns are being turned into houses that are really beautiful. Save the Barns was always a community project back in earlier years but folks just don't see the main reason for the barn was a home, shelter, storage place for all the farm animals and food and a great place to get out of nasty weather for a while. Well Done and thanks for saving a barn or two.
  • HSSchulte Oct 17, 2011 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    I've always wanted to restore an old barn to live in. Such beautiful photos and ideas here. A true work of art.
  • KayeSI Oct 8, 2011 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    Thanks for an interesting lens. Very useful for those caring for elderly parents who have aging barns and buildings on their property. Thank you. :)
  • CruiseReady Oct 4, 2011 @ 2:50 am | delete
    There is a barn in my husband's family. Its pretty old, and needs attention. This page really made me think of it.
  • pawpaw911 Sep 26, 2011 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Made me think of my grandparents barn. Haven't seen it in over 20 years, but still remember every inch of it.
  • ScareYouDiva Sep 16, 2011 @ 8:22 am | delete
    I love seeing them on farms as I'm driving across country, and so glad someone is looking to save them - they are a part of history.
  • seeker2011 Sep 14, 2011 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    whoda thought... barns! a place of secrets and lost treasures. if they could only tell their tales. nice.
  • davidcam Sep 11, 2011 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    very interesting thanks...
  • collierlewis_jewelry Sep 11, 2011 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    I grew up in the country of Indiana, and my neighbor had an amazing old barn with the "Chew Mail Pouch" painted on the side. Wonderful old barns remind me of childhood. Thanks for this great lens!
  • TheGourmetCoffeeGuy Sep 9, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens and cause. We love barns!
  • NidhiRajat Sep 9, 2011 @ 6:23 am | delete
    its interesting to know that!!!
  • Props-n-Frocks-Fancy-Dress Sep 7, 2011 @ 6:20 am | delete
    Some great barns here. We have an old Essex barn that we are trying to restore in the UK - thanks for this advice...
  • gottaloveit Sep 6, 2011 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Congrats on the front page of Squidoo. This is a beautifully constructed lens.
  • dlcass Sep 5, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Barns are wonderful places. I love having them all around me in the country where I live.
  • RuralFrance Sep 1, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    It's the same here, though most of the barns are stone, they do fall down eventually. We have one as well, but it's used for animals and hay. Great lens!
  • Chris-H Aug 27, 2011 @ 2:37 am | delete
    Beautiful pictures! I love old barns. They have so much character.

    I think it's terrible what's been done to the family farm in this country. I watched the documentary "Food Inc." and it has opened my eyes to a lot of things.

    I'm so glad you created this lens and super happy to see it rise to the top! :p
  • mysticquest Aug 26, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    I really like this lens! Having grown up in Indiana and having family scattered about the Midwest, I really appreciate old barns. I especially love the ones that have old advertising on the side of them. Like the picture of the Mail Pouch barn you have in your lens.
  • Hirsilinna Aug 25, 2011 @ 1:26 pm | delete
    The size of an average barn works against restoration, because big structures are expensive to restore. This is the most common reason why many barns end up being fire wood (or a huge bonfire). Great lens, let's hope it saves few more barns.
  • TheSwedishLady Aug 20, 2011 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Being raised on a farm, I totally agree with you about restoring the barns. My husband and I travel to Tenn. alot and always looking for old barns to take pictures of. I wish everybody would restore their old barns. Just imagine if those walls could talk!!!!!
  • shivnagsudhakar Aug 20, 2011 @ 4:37 am | delete
    good
  • janices7 Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Great lens....too many old barns are being knocked down. Grew up on a farm so of course I'm a fan ;) Congrats on the purple star too!
  • seradis Aug 8, 2011 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Great lens! I love old barns!
  • ---Chazz Jul 17, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Great lens! We have so many deteriorating old barns around here. Someone has been documenting them with photographs, but I'd much rather see them preserved. Nothing like seeing an old barn tucked in the green patchwork quilt of a farm landscape.
  • partybuzz Jul 5, 2011 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    My daughter has an old barn on her property that they plan to restore one day. I love old barns! :)
  • rickmac Jul 3, 2011 @ 9:54 am | delete
    There is something graceful about old barns. They are interesting architecture in their own right. Very nice lens.
  • gottaloveit Jul 3, 2011 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Dropping in again - I too love old barns. We have a lot here in Maryland and they're lovely in their own right.
  • meetmarkmakeup Jul 2, 2011 @ 2:44 am | delete
    There's quite a few of old barns in my area and I found this lens very inspiring! Good job! *Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • Liquid_Granite Jun 27, 2011 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    Congrats for a wonderful lens, it deserved the LoTD.
  • Rob3 Jun 3, 2011 @ 8:24 am | delete
    As an enthusiastic photographer, I love coming across old barns. I often wonder what happened inside them or what they were used for. Many years ago I built a winery in the UK in the style of an old english barn.
  • AltogetherLeather May 21, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
    I absolutely adore old barns and had to click on this lens. Fabulous pictures and always happy to see that I'm not the only fan of these beautiful structures!
  • jseven Mar 28, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    I love your topics. I always used to view old barns when we traveled and wanted to paint all of the old ones. Great pics!
  • GetSillyProductions Mar 26, 2011 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    I'd love to turn an old barn into an art studio
  • gottaloveit Mar 26, 2011 @ 6:17 am | delete
    A timely article for me as I have a chicken coop barn built in 1857 which, sadly, is about to be torn down. I suppose I could renovate it but, since I hope not to be in this house more than 5 years, it's just not worth it. Great article though about those who need resources renovating a barn!
  • mukunda22 Mar 25, 2011 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    We have an old barn. One year we renovated the cistern. The next year we rebuilt a wall in the barn. Last year we renovated a room in the barn where we meditate and do healing work. Lots to do, but we keep at it. I love it totally!!

    ****Blessed****
  • bujanan Mar 22, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    There are tons of old barns where I live. People take them for granted, or maybe it's just because there's so much money involved in refinishing them. The few that have been focused on have been turned into houses and they are NICE!
  • RetroMom Mar 8, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    I love when I am driving through a countryside and see an old barn, I always wish it could talk and tell me of its history.
  • foovay Mar 5, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    Old barns are really neat. I used to live near one of the few round barns in the nation, in Arcadia, OK. I remember it was nearly falling down - literally propped up on one side by two by fours - then someone restored it. There was a lot of history there, barn dances, and social life.
  • OhMe Mar 5, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    I love old barns, too. This was so interesting and a great resource for anyone with an old barn that needs restoring.
  • Squidoolinepro Mar 2, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    Blessed by your neighborhood squidoo angel ;)
  • SereneSea Feb 21, 2011 @ 11:34 pm | delete
    I love your idea of conserving the old barns. Anything in dilapidated shape looks gloomy, I am sure there are many who would love the idea of renovating old barns that can be use for various uses.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Feb 13, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
    I had liked this wonderful lens before, but for some crazy reason forgot to lensroll it to The Barns of Wake County. I love old barns also!
  • capriliz Feb 8, 2011 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    I live in an area where barns are everywhere. Someone else may not be able to appreciate the beauty, but I sure do.
  • Michey Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    I was educated to respect old things, so as an adult, I collected antiques and vintage staff... and I like your lens. Barns have something romantic in them and they can be useful if they are properly preserved. i am living on East Coast (NJ) I traveled a lot in Vermont. New Hampshire and Maine. I love the country side red burns, or/and red wood bridges.
  • WritingforYourWealth Jan 30, 2011 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    I'm sure they'd be horrible to heat, but I love the old barns that people renovate and turn into homes. Definitely dig that open lofty feel. :)
  • jptanabe Jan 27, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    Came back to bless this wonderful lens!
  • Rafick Jan 24, 2011 @ 9:53 am | delete
    Great lens. Old barns are charming.
  • WhitePineLane Jan 24, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    This lens is full of great info! Until just recently I blogged for a woodworking company. There's such a trend right now of using "recovered" wood in new homes because of the beauty of the old wood, the tightness of the grains, etc. I've often said I think this is a fabulous idea, IF the recovered wood come from a building that is absolutely beyond repair, is scheduled for demolition, etc. However, there's also an awful practice going on of demolishing perfectly good (or potentially repair-able) barns for this type of wood, and that I'd never condone. It is, as you say above, a loss of our heritage. I think that many farmers or landowners go along with the barn demolitionists because they're offering great sums of money. If more people knew about these resources for saving their old barns, maybe we could put a stop to the demolishing of our country's architectural heritage. Great lens! *Blessed by a Squid Angel*
  • Rose Jan 12, 2011 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    I apologize for my previous posts. My barn information was apparently inappropriate for this site about barns.
  • vallain Jan 12, 2011 @ 6:56 pm | delete
    Rose, your earlier postings are shown below. All postings have a delay in showing up as I preview them to make sure they aren't spam trying to sell tennis shoes or other unrelated items.
  • Positivevibestechnician Jan 12, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    I liked the lens but I really liked the photos very nice.
  • tssfacts Jan 11, 2011 @ 1:03 pm | delete
    There is something about old barns. It's amazing what can be done these days in restorations of these beauties.
  • skiesgreen Jan 10, 2011 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    Great kens with some very helpful rsources and nice presentation.
  • daria369 Jan 6, 2011 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Very much enjoyed your lens about charming old barns!
  • Rose Jan 5, 2011 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Since my barn was burned to the ground I’ve been checking online and discovered that several barns have burned in Indiana in the past year. Most of them were big places with many animals. I think an arsonist is burning barns in different counties and nobody is putting it together. It seems that the insurance and fire officials just want to assume electrical as the cause in most cases.
  • Rose Jan 5, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    I self-rescue animals and I bought and old farm property because of the beautiful old barn and acreage. A few days ago my barn was burned to the ground and all the animals inside died a horrible death. I’m devastated. My three wild horses were also killed! The insurance will only cover to replace my beautiful old barn with an ugly metal pole building and my animals are gone forever. This was front page in NWI Times News and Gary Post Tribune (Indiana) Dec. 30, 2010. It happened Dec. 29, 2010.
  • Rose Jan 5, 2011 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    I self-rescue animals and I bought and old farm property because of the beautiful old barn and acreage. A few days ago my barn was burned to the ground and all the animals inside died a horrible death. I’m devastated. My three wild horses were also killed! The insurance will only cover to replace my beautiful old barn with a ugly metal pole building and my sweet animals are gone forever. This was front page in NWI Times News and Gary Post Tribune (Indiana) Dec. 30, 2010. It happened Dec. 29, 2010.
  • ChrisDay Jan 2, 2011 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Nice - I love barns and in fact live in an old barn - converted into a dwelling in circa 1700 - 1710.
  • katiecolette Dec 30, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    Great info! Excellent work on the lens!
  • JackBandit Dec 22, 2010 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    These barns provide such incredible photo opportunities... that is by far the strongest motivator for me to keep them up and going! Their historical significance is also quite important! I hope our country will do more to help preserve our old barns and other sites of architectural, historical significance.
  • eclecticeducation Dec 19, 2010 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    I love the old barns! :) I still have many memories of playing in my grandparents' barn when I was a kid... very fond memories! :) Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • Pastiche Dec 18, 2010 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    I do love old barns. In Brookline, NH there's a old barn that was saved and converted to a home. I remember when it was a working barn, and watched the restoration years ago. It's a unique living space now. My brother's banked barn in Pennsylvania is over 100 years young. He still uses it as his woodworking shop and storage space upstairs while the lower level is a garage for bikes, motorcycles, lawn toys and tools.
  • Tipi Dec 17, 2010 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    My heart always breaks a little when I see an old neglected barn fallen to the ground. Restoration is a gift to all of us. What a great video. Beautifully presented!
  • WildFacesGallery Dec 14, 2010 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    I love barns, I'm sure it my rural heritage. Farms are disappearing all over and even without that most farmers tear down the old barn and put up a metal pole building. It just doesn't have that seem feel. Great lens and resource. Thanks for making it.
  • tvyps Dec 13, 2010 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    I love old barns! I always wanted to make one into a house! Near where I grew up, in Ohio, there was a huge round barn. I always wondered about it and was told it was built so early aviators could use it as a landmark. It is now a historic building. Fun stuff!
  • JaguarJulie Dec 9, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    OMG, barns are such a part of the history of a nation -- lovely presentation!
  • makingamark Nov 23, 2010 @ 10:36 am | delete
    Nice topic and nice lens!

    In the UK barns are very much sort after for restoration projects - you might like to take a look at the suggestions for barn conversions from this side of the pond
  • vallain Nov 23, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Thanks for this tip. I should add some information about barn conversions. That's one way to save a structure.
  • mysticmama Nov 23, 2010 @ 12:05 am | delete
    As I've been traveling across America, I'm just in awe of all the wonderful old barns I've see, many are beyond repair...but have a certain beauty even so :)
  • Senora_M Nov 19, 2010 @ 3:05 pm | delete
    Cool lens. Old barns are so cool. They just tore down a few near us. :(
  • ddixonart Nov 14, 2010 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    I have a barn page on Squidoo - I'll lensroll your great lens to it!
  • KarenKay Oct 25, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    So glad to see some heart in this topic. Old barns are really nostalgic to me, as my Paw Paw spent so much time in his - thanks for this!
  • SofiaMann Oct 23, 2010 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens. Congratulations.
  • Daniel Oct 21, 2010 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    There is so much nostalgic value in an old barn design.
  • Timewarp Oct 20, 2010 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    I love driving by old bars on the highway, good to hear they are being preserved.
  • vallain Oct 20, 2010 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    You could rehab an old barn into an old bar and have both. :-)
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Oct 18, 2010 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    Wonderful and worthwhile lens, thumbs up. I am lensrolling it to Barns of Wake County!
  • ohcaroline Oct 7, 2010 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    I always enjoyed the cantilever barns I saw in Tennessee. Very informative lens.
  • charlino Oct 6, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    Farm girl here. This is a spot after my own heart.
  • KathyMcGraw Oct 5, 2010 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    I came back and glad I did...I wasn't aware that this is a multi-page article on Old Barns. Blessing this for all the work and information. Excellent.
  • RebeccaE Oct 5, 2010 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    great work, the most amazing picture was the barn quilt!
  • AslanBooks Oct 4, 2010 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. I've lensrolled it to my History of Barns lens.
  • WriterBuzz Oct 3, 2010 @ 1:11 am | delete
    Very nice lens. Thanks. I gave you a thumbs up, because it's a nice lense.
  • windygig Oct 1, 2010 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    Barns are beautiful. I loved the barn quilts.
  • Grangermdk Sep 30, 2010 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    Great lens and cause! I really loved all of the pictures.
  • Aldric_Chang Sep 28, 2010 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    I never knew much about barns until now. Thanks for such an informative lens! :)
  • lizziebeth Sep 18, 2010 @ 7:06 pm | delete
    I love old barns too! I see some around here in Kentucky that are crumbling down and I wish I could save them. Here we have some signs on barns still that say "See Rock City". I think this lens will help barns be restored. What a great service this lens is doing.
  • GramaBarb Sep 18, 2010 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    I love old barns. I loved our old barn as a kid.... and the smell of fresh hay.
  • redflea13 Sep 17, 2010 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    We have an old barn. Put a on new roof and some paint that did wonders. Still needs more work though.
  • mulberry Sep 15, 2010 @ 6:38 am | delete
    I didn't grow up on a farm but I did live in the country. I have a love of old barns too. Love seeing one being restored. This is great information and I hope it helps more people do the needed work.
  • Upon-Request Sep 14, 2010 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    What a great lens - old barns have so much charm.
  • Spook Sep 12, 2010 @ 3:05 am | delete
    Always loved my tobacco barns. Blessed by an Angel.
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 11, 2010 @ 9:45 am | delete
    Fabulous lens! I realize we can't save them all, but it is sad to see so many old and neglected barns throughout the country, it is like we keep losing old friends. - Kathy
  • hlkljgk Sep 10, 2010 @ 8:48 am | delete
    if i can't be salvaged, the reclaimed materials are a wonderful green building option.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    What a great resource!
  • partybuzz Aug 15, 2010 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    My daughter has an small barn on her property that's over 100 years old. It's in pretty good shape, but she hopes to restore it one day.
  • Linda Pigg Aug 11, 2010 @ 6:56 pm | delete
    How do I go about applying for state funding to help restore our old early 1900's family barn??? Help!
  • vallain Aug 11, 2010 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    Linda, you may have missed page 2 of this webpage where I put the links to grants and organizations that might help you.
    http://www.squidoo.com/save_old_barn/105800811-Barn-Help---State-Lists
    You can contact me through my profile if you have more questions.
  • JenOfChicago Aug 9, 2010 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    I hope that more old bars can be saved! Blessed by a squidangel
  • vallain Aug 9, 2010 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    I hope both bars and barns are saved (smile). Thanks for the blessing. It is much appreciated.
  • SandyBassett Jul 28, 2010 @ 8:42 am | delete
    A Purple Star, congratulations. Lots of great information here, There is just something about old barns, we did sketches and oil paintings of them in my first art class. Love the listing of old barns by state.
  • WordCustard Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:10 am | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star! I like the idea of the barn quilts, they really do draw your attention. Here in the UK I think old barns are more likely to be preserved as land is not so easy to come by and they can be transformed into luxury homes.
  • vallain Jul 20, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Be sure to check page 2 for state-by-state funding sources for old barns and page 3 for success stories of rescued barns.
  • sirkeystone Jun 27, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    I adore the old barns and houses I find around here in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It is my intent to use an old barn design when I build my garage in the next few years. And hopefully I will save an old barn or two, at least by recycling that beautiful old oak. You just can't buy wood like that anymore.

    Heheh, funny. You found one more thing I have a soft spot for....
  • mbgphoto Apr 15, 2010 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    There is something fascinating about old barns. One summer my husband and I drove around Door County, Wisconsin photographing them for a calendar. It was fun to see all the different styles.
  • oztoo Apr 15, 2010 @ 3:31 pm | delete
    There is something quite fascinating about old barns. They seem to have a character and personality uniquely theres. Lovely lens with wonderful and nostalgic pictures. Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It's nice to know that there are many people that want to save them.
  • LaraineRose Apr 11, 2010 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    I found this lens so very interesting! My dad, a farmer from Manitoba, would have loved this lens. His family had a huge barn and this reminded me of the stories he has told me over the years when he was living. Some tears later, I have finished reading and I am giving you 5 big stars and favorite. If barns could talk .. there would be some great stories told.
  • KathyMcGraw Mar 13, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    I love finding and photographing old barns. I didn't know Campbells had a campaign to help save them...I hope we can preserve as many of these wonderful old barns as possible :)
  • MiaBellezza Mar 9, 2010 @ 9:59 am | delete
    Save an Old Barn ~ what a great idea. When my husband and I were first married we lived in a 3 story, 6 apartment building in the outskirts of town. The foundation up to about 4 feet was made of stone and the rest had been sided over, but it once was an old barn! BTW we were on the 1st floor and it was very cool and comfortable in Summer probably because of the stone foundation.
  • Sage Williams Feb 3, 2010 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    Very nice article. I am always intrigued with barns. Very nice pictures as well.

    Nice job

    Sage
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 7, 2010 @ 7:32 am | delete
    I love the Old Barn on our farm in Vermont. You can almost hear the horses whinny and the cows moo. There is hay in the loft that was cut by scythe by my great-grandfather. Some of his tools are still on the workbench where he left them. We are looking forward to working on our barn this summer. Thank you for the resources to help us save our old barn.

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