| has gloss | eng: Dutch barn is the name given to markedly different types of barns in the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Dutch barns (a. k. a. New World Dutch barns) represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. There are relatively few—probably less than 600—of these barns still intact. Common features of these barns include a gabled roof, paired doors on the gable ends with a pent roof over them, and smaller animal doors at the corners of the same elevations. In the United Kingdom a structure called a Dutch barn is a relatively recent agricultural development meant specifically for hay and straw storage, most examples were built from the 19th century. British Dutch barns represent a type of pole barn in common use today. Design styles range from fixed roof to adjustable roof; some Dutch barns have honeycombed brick walls which allow for ventilation and serve a decorative function as well. Still other British Dutch barns may be found with no walls at all, much like American pole barns. |
