Barn Data FAQ

Site Data

Farm Name:  The name by which the farm is most commonly known today.

Web Address:  The web address of the farm today, or if the barn is now used for some other commercial purpose, the web address of the business occupying the barn.

Barn Characteristics (information about just the barn, not the farm)

Year Barn Was Built:  the year the current or most recent barn was built.

Acreage of Original Farm:  the size, in acres, of the first farm on the site.

Current Status (this is the current status of the barn, not the farm in total).

• Farming – original use: traditional farming such as dairy, mixed, cash grain, etc.
• Farming – adaptive reuse: equestrian facility ,nursery, organic, hydroponic farming, etc.
• Converted for Commercial Use: a business or nonprofit organization operates from the barn.
• Converted for Government Use: a government entity owns the barn.
• Converted for Use as a Residence: the barn has been converted for use as a single family dwelling.
• Lost: the barn no longer exists in any form.
• Other: none of the above apply.

Lost How:  why the barn no longer exits on the site.

• Destroyed by Fire: the barn burned down for any reason (lightning, arson, etc.)
• Nature (flood, wind, etc): a natural disaster of some sort destroyed the barn.
• Abandoned:  the barn was no longer maintained.
• Lost to Residential Development: the barn was destroyed to make way for housing.
• Lost to Commercial Development: the barn was destroyed to make for an office building, retail business, factory, golf course, etc.
• Other: the barn was destroyed through farm consolidation, road construction, expansion of the Lake County Forest Preserve, etc.
• Still Standing:  the barn exists in some usable form today.

Year Lost:  the year the barn was destroyed.

Roof: the type of roof the barn has/had. (If more than one type, choose the type of roof for the main portion of the barn.)

Foundation:  the type of foundation the barn has/had. (If more than one type indicate the foundation of the original portion of the barn.)

Siding: the type of siding that is/was found on the main portion of the barn.

Number of Silos: indicate the number of silos today or if the barn has been destroyed, the number of silos at the time of its destruction.

Barn Design:  the basic construction style of the barn.

• English Wheat Barn: any rectangular barn accessible from ground level only on the lower floor.
• Soil Bank Barn: any barn accessible from ground level on both the upper and lower floors, whether cut into a hill or accessed from a ramp.
• Other: all other forms of construction including round, granary, single storey, modern steel buildings, etc.