The Ness farm in 1962

This frame shows the eastern face of the barn.

This frame is of the eastern face of the barn and the southern half of the barns roof.

The Ness family currently uses the barn for different livestock which can roam around in the corrals or inside the barn.

This frame shows the western face of the barn.

This frame is of the northern half of the barn. The original stalls were taken out and some newer ones were put in.

This frame is of the southern half of the barn’s stalls. There is one original stall of the southern half.

This stall was built using original materials. The western side of the stall (the wall on the right portion of the frame) used to separate the milking cows from the rest of the livestock housed in the barn.

These sheep are just one of the many animals which use the barn.

This frame shows the stairs that go up into the barn’s loft. The stairs are positioned in the north-east corner of the barn.

This frame shows the top of the staircase to the loft.

There are some old stanchions and floor boards up in the loft.

This frame shows the western face of the barn.

The barn still has the original hay carrier and hay track.

There are a few pieces of old farm equipment in the loft.

The roof shape is used because it maximized loft space before the invention of the arched roof. A gambrel roof is created when there are two slopes on each half of the roof and are usually supported by trusses.

This is the Ness family brand.

One of the many animals that uses or surrounds the barn.

This frame shows the pig pen that exists on the southern side of the barn.

Happy piglets.