ANSWER: Settlers immigrating from Europe brought the red barn tradition with them. Barns were a big expense for a farmer, and he wanted to protect that investment. Barns were painted to make them last ...
Beginning with the earliest American settlements and continuing into the 18th century, most barns weren't painted at all. Early American barn builders took sun exposure, temperature, moisture, wind, ...
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