130 Year-old Round Barn Damaged by Storm
The future is unclear for a community landmark in Hancock County. An iconic red barn near McCordsville was badly damaged in Monday's...
John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation
Do you own or have a deep appreciation for historic farms? Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau are welcoming nominations for the...
Has Your Farm Been in the Family for 100 Years?
Each year the Indiana State Department of Agriculture awards Indiana family farms with the Hoosier Homestead Award in honor of their...
Member Zoom Meeting 2
Indiana Barn Foundation President, Kent Yeager, facilitated a member information Zoom meeting on Thursday, March 2. Participants...
Member Zoom Meeting 1
Indiana Barn Foundation President, Kent Yeager, facilitated a member information Zoom meeting on Tuesday, January 31st. Participants...
1975 Indiana Barn Survey
In 1975, the Indiana Junior Historical Society published a representative survey of Indiana barns. The document contains photographs and...
A Rural Revolution: Indiana's Round Barns
The barn is an icon of the heartland’s rural landscape. Yet one special type of barn is on the verge of disappearing altogether in...
President’s Annual Report on Activities
In the past year, the Indiana Barn Foundation has continued our commitment to the preservation of historic barns. I believe they...
Master Barn Builder Otto Beer
Otto Beer Sr. left a huge imprint scattered across two counties and other locales. He likely built more than 100 farm barns during a...
Unusual barn inspires ambitious restoration project
Casey Knigga acquired his hay press barn almost by chance. In 2003, he was in the market for an old log cabin, and his plan was to...
