Barns
BANK BARN: a two level barn with access to the upper level by the way of a hillside or ramp
BAUERNHAUS : a German structure which housed both a farm family as well as livestock under on roof
ENGLISH BARN: a rectangular barn plan usually composed of three bays with a side entrance to a central threshing floor. This barn was common in Europe and was widely adopted by by areas of english settlement.
NEW WORLD Dutch Barn: This building type was based on the basicilca plan brought to America from lowland areas of northern Europe. They are usually wider than they are deep with the doors to the threshing bay* located on the gable ends and long steeply pitched rafters extending from the peak down to the low side walls.
SWITZER BARN: An early Pennsylvanian barn characterized by an asymmetrical gable and a cantilevered , unposted fore bay
Joinery
mortise and tenon joints are often used in traditional post and beam barns. The joint is in basic terms a square peg which fits into a square hole. Various types of mortise and tenon joints are used in barn construction .
Accesories
Cupolas : Were origianly built/placed on the gables of barn roofs to ventalate barns in the 1800′s . Adding this type of covered vent allowed early barns to breath / release heat through the cupolas. Many barns are now decorated built with cupolas to accent and provide style as architectual ornaments.