barn door · 1887
The Burlington Barn
Burlington, Vermont (working dairy, decommissioned 2018)
photograph forthcoming
The Burlington Barn door is a Z-brace door — vertical planks with a diagonal brace forming a Z — and it represents the dominant American agricultural door form for roughly 150 years. What makes this one worth a placement is the saw marks. The vertical planks show the long parallel cuts of a water-powered sash saw, which puts the milling at no later than 1890. The iron was forged on the property by the farm's grandfather. The Society has the receipt.
Materials
- Eastern white pine
- Hand-forged iron hinges
- Wagon-wheel iron strap
Notable features
- Z-brace construction, vertical planks with diagonal brace
- Hinges forged on the property
- Saw marks indicate water-powered sash saw
- Five layers of paint, current is 'red oxide' (1962)
Rate this door
The Society's house rating: 8/10