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Barns

Scope note

Agricultural buildings with large, usually sliding doors, prominent roofs, and predominantly open spaces on the interior, primarily used as storage buildings for hay, grains, and farm equipment and shelters for livestock; does not include those structures, often termed barns, used for the processing of food and other agricultural produce, such as hop barns and tobacco barns.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004900

Broader Terms used

agricultural buildings

Equivalent Terms used

barn

Created

13yrs ago

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