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The Thumb Octagon Barn is an historic and unique barn located outside Gagetown, Michigan. It was built in 1924 [1] by local businessman James Purdy who hired local builders George and John Munro to construct the barn. Purdy was inspired to build the unique barn when he saw similar barns in Iowa. Purdy sold his farm in 1942.
Though round barns were not as popular as some other barn designs, their unique shape makes them noticeable. The years from 1880 to 1920 represent the height of round barn construction. [1] Round barn construction in the United States can be divided into two overlapping eras. The first, the octagonal era, spanned from 1850 to 1900. The second ...
Barn raising was particularly common in 18th- and 19th-century rural North America. A barn was a necessary structure for any farmer, for example for storage of cereals and hay and keeping of animals. Yet a barn was also a large and costly structure, the assembly of which required more labor than a typical family could provide.
Aug. 1—Abraham and Sally Ann Yoder in April purchased a home on four acres at 987 N. Valley Road. When Abraham Yoder looked into getting a building permit for a barn, he learned their new home ...
The horse barn with its wagon sheds, the ice house, and the office form an open courtyard, facing the dairy barn. The blacksmith's shop, with a forge and massive chimney, sits next to the barn. The horse barn is a long rectangular structure with a high hip roof, pierced on both sides by dormers with pointed-arch windows. The wagon sheds, once ...
The Drake Farmstead consists of a 2-1/2 story, brick farmhouse, a 1-1/2 story frame carriage barn, and the remains of a larger barn located in a large yard with a long, tree-lined entry drive. The house itself reflects three periods of construction: the original c. 1852 design, the 1882 reconstruction, and later, twentieth century renovations.