Originally Posted by AZmark
Originally Posted by troutfly
Originally Posted by blanket
Hay shed

Yep, hay shed. See a few of them here in Southern Alberta.
Jeff



Why would someone make a hay shed so damn complicated to build?

AZ mark;
Good evening to you sir, I hope the weather is what you need down there and all in your world are healthy.

When Jeff mentioned he'd seen a few in Southern Alberta, it twigged some memories for me and I did a bit of digging.

It appears it's a variation of the Monitor barn design-

MONITOR
After 1910, the monitor design emerged in barn roof architecture. This design was a simple gabled barn with smaller sheds attached to either side and running the full length of the barn. This design became popular because it allowed unlimited windows, which gave the barn excellent lighting. This style was frequently utilized in commercial barns for that reason.

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My gut feeling is that whatever they were storing needed to be kept cooler and that open roof design would seemingly do that?

That's a guess on my part, but I know I've seen them somewhere and it might have been in Jeff's area in southern Alberta.

All the best to you in 2022.

Dwayne

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