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.

WASHINGTON, Iowa — Drive any back road and you’ll see them, sagging sentries of an era past: barns with curves and barns with gables, barns painted white or red or gray. Some with proud peaks jutting ...

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 ...

Local art lovers have a chance to own an original piece of Pickaway County history — and support the next generation of ...

CHICAGO -- Marie Roth often spends her days tromping across farmland in search of wood from old barns. Clad in white cotton clothing, leather gloves and hiking boots, Roth, 64, hauls the pieces to her ...