An Excellent Concord Barn

From Dave Brigham:

I usually get cutesy with headlines, or riff on a song title or lyric. For today's post, I went with a straight-ahead approach. The barn in the photo above is excellent.

Located near the Annursnac Conservation Land in Concord, Mass., the barn is quite majestic, from the color scheme to the multi-light transom above the wagon door, from the saw-cut gable screen (thanks, MACRIS) with "A.D. 1893" carved into it to the decorative scroll work at the peak of the gable.

At the time the barn was constructed, this property also contained a house, of course. There was a "model dairy" here, according to MACRIS. "Model dairies were, as the name suggests, models or shining examples of best practice, modern production and hygienic conditions," according to this farm web site.

At one time in this area of Concord there were many farms. According to MACRIS, this beautiful barn is the last surviving structure of those businesses. In more recent years, the barn was used for horses, and there was a riding school on the property.