House Converted to Sheep Barn

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image

Coverage / Year

c. 1890

Description

This building on the Leo Miller farm was constructed as a residence in the 1870s. Twenty years later, it was converted to a sheep barn.

Interpretation

Farmers would often build better houses once they prospered -- especially at the turn of the 20th century. Old houses had many uses.

Inscription

This building on the Leo Miller farm was constructed as a residence in the 1870s. Within twenty years, it had been converted into part of a sheep barn. (W.Walters)

Lesson Plans / Themes

American Communities in History
Communities and Geography
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social systems
16 History
15 Economics

Author or Creator

McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-

Source

ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.

Subject / Keywords

Barns
Sheep
Houses
McLean County, Illinois

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:24, p. 75
mch0306

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	House Converted to Sheep Barn
Coverage / Year	c. 1890
Description	This building on the Leo Miller farm was constructed as a residence in the 1870s. Twenty years later, it was converted to a sheep barn.
Interpretation	Farmers would often build better houses once they prospered -- especially at the turn of the 20th century. Old houses had many uses.
Inscription	This building on the Leo Miller farm was constructed as a residence in the 1870s. Within twenty years, it had been converted into part of a sheep barn. (W.Walters)
Lesson Plans / Themes	American Communities in History Communities and Geography How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social systems 16 History 15 Economics
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source	ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords	Barns Sheep Houses McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:24, p. 75 mch0306
Date Created	7-18-00

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