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Message:: [QUOTE="Debora, post: 11629155, member: 1476"]As always, it's helpful to have a full photograph of the front and back without cropping.  The barn has a jerkinhead roof which should have a regional association.  From AI (for what it's worth): "In the 1860s, barns with jerkinhead roofs (also known as clipped gables, half-hipped, or shreadhead roofs) were primarily associated with regions featuring strong European, particularly German and English settler influences, with examples noted in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. <ul> <li>Mid-Atlantic (Maryland/Delaware): A specific example of a jerkinhead roof barn built in the late 19th century (1880) in Prince George's County, Maryland, indicates their use, with the family maintaining the land since the 1860s.</li> <li>Midwest (Minnesota/Ohio): The style is closely tied to German immigrant communities, which were prominent in Minnesota during the 1860s, where they brought European timber-framing traditions. Similar, durable timber-framed barns were also common in Ohio during this era.</li> <li>Characteristics: These barns feature a gable roof where the peak is clipped or "shreaded," a design that adds wind resistance, often used in coastal or high-wind areas. While the style gained more widespread popularity in the 20th century, its roots in American construction were already established by the mid-to-late 19th century."</li> </ul>Debora [ATTACH=full]546333[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]