Kansas Barn Alliance

header

Lost Barns

This section is for historic photos and descriptions of lost barns.

Historic Photo courtesy of the Hineman Family.

Hineman Jack Farm - Lane County

This sign on the roof says "Fairview Stock Farm" but this was also know as "Hineman's Jack Farm". This is a picture of sale day. Once located in Lane County it had a reputation of being one of the finest mule stock farms.

Cottrell Barn - Marshall County

Fred Cottrell built a one hundred foot diameter round barn in Marshall County in 1908-09 as the centerpiece of his Blue Valley Hereford Ranch.The basement could hold 300 head of cattle and the main level could hold 20 carloads of cattle in stall around the perimeter.

Historic Photo courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society

Thomas Barn - Rooks County

The William Thomas Barn was a huge barn. It was 100 feet long, 64 feet wide & 64 feet all. It could stable 54 horses & 50 head of cattle. It won the 1908 State Board of Agriculture photography contest for "Best Barn" in Kansas.

Reverend Richard Taylor formed a not-for-profit corporation for restoring the barn and when nearly complete in 1995, it as destroyed by fire, apparently started by lightning.

Historic Photo courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society