Practical Farm Buildings: Plans and Suggestions

by Andrew Frederick Hunter

AN ATTRACTIVE DAIRY BARN

FRONT ELEVATION

Fig. 51—An attractive dairy barn.

Sometimes it is desired to have more attractive looking buildings than the severely plain ones seen on many farms, and to illustrate the decidedly attractive appearance which can be given to buildings which are covered with Paroid roofing, we have had prepared plans of a dairy barn and a village stable, with the roofs treated with ornamental battens and the whole roof painted with a dark green or red paint, which gives the rich effect of copper sheathing and is most pleasing to the artistic eye. A cross-section of the battens we recommend are given here. Paroid can be laid more rapidly when battens are used, and enough labor is saved to pay for the slight extra cost of the battens.

SIDE ELEVATION.

Fig. 52

Fig. 53—Ornamental battens.