Bank Barn
circa 1900
Bank barns are built into the side of a hill, or bank, where both the upper and lower floors can be accessed from the ground at different levels. The upper floor stored hay, and the lower floor housed livestock. Wagons, by design, could enter directly into the hayloft on the upper floor to deposit hay.
Though this barn was built in the early 1900s, the stone foundation may be older. Many of the outbuildings at Mt. Pleasant were burned in a fire of suspicious origin in 1902. They were rebuilt in the years that followed. The barn is sheathed in board and batten siding with a corrugated metal roof.
Bank barns were popular in the 19th century and sometimes called "basement barns."
Erected by Howard County Conservancy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Architecture • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 39° 18.915′ N, 76° 52.462′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Maryland, in Howard County. It can be reached from Old Frederick Road (Maryland Route 99) west of Dorchester Way, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10522 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock MD 21163, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
