Fig. 40. Barn 102 feet in diameter and 85 feet high.
DISADVANTAGES OF THE POLYGONAL BARN.
A polygonal barn has the disadvantages of both the rectangular and the round barn, and is less stable than either. It must necessarily have a heavy frame, which is expensive, and as the siding cannot run around the corners, it is very difficult to tie the different sides together sufficiently to prevent the barn being racked by the wind.
Barn No. 6
Fig. 41. Barn No. 6; 85 feet in diameter; Same scale as drawing on opposite page.
16-sided.
Built, 1888.
Diameter, 85 feet.