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window on the outer wall. At each of the points of intersection of the inner stall walls are large posts that extend to an overhead beam, which braces the floor joists of the upper level. The center of the barn is left open for movement of animals.
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the window with a smaller hay door above. Side six is roughly parallel to the road, has the door and window and on the upper level is painted:
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127:Coordinates
1076:Categories
987:Washington
962:Vermillion
942:Tippecanoe
902:St. Joseph
817:Montgomery
717:Huntington
343:References
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251:highway 35
136:41°35′24″N
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567:Blackford
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139:86°42′9″W
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