The mural on the barn wall was painted by Scott Higam; it took him around a week to paint the mural and he has painted barn murals in the past for the American 250 project. (Photo by Clara Noelle) ...

Why are so many barns red? Barns, like houses and other buildings, could be any color you choose, but red seems to be the dominant barn color. Before 1800, very few barns were painted. There was ...

Dad and I measure a good weekend by several factors: the time we spend together, the number of things we can check off of our to-do list and the quality of our Friday night dinner. We hit the trifecta ...

Scott Hagan paints Commodore Abraham Whipple on a barn near Marietta, Ohio. Historians say the shipbuilder lived in the area. The barn on state Route 821, just outside of Marietta on the eastern edge ...

Beginning with the earliest American settlements and continuing into the 18th century, most barns weren't painted at all. Early American barn builders took sun exposure, temperature, moisture, wind, ...

Ever drove down the countryside and wondered why all the barns are painted red? The answer, like most things, lies in our history. New England settlers didn't have enough money to paint their farms.

The funds will go toward HGAC’s Barn Preservation and Grant Program, which provides assistance to Adams County barn owners. HGAC acquired this beautiful barn star as a donation from renowned barn star ...

In the late 1980s, Pennsylvania could boast more than 400 barn stars — those circular, geometric designs painted on the sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns that most people know as “hex signs.” Usually ...