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The Beauty of New England Barns

A collection of images celebrating the beauty of New England barns – all submitted by our talented readers.

New England Barns

Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine

Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
What is it about the barns that dot New England’s countryside that captures our imagination? Is it their age, history or aesthetic beauty? Decide for yourself as you take this photo tour of barns around our region, all submitted by our talented readers.

The Beauty of New England Barns

New England Barns
A red barn in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.
Photo Credit : Lori Pedrick
Farm in Kent, Connecticut
Farm in Kent, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Bill Wakeley
Barn On Winding Dirt Road In Peacham, Vermont
Barn on winding dirt road in Peacham, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Allen Karsh
Foggy sunrise at Jenne's Farm in Reading Vermont
Foggy sunrise at Jenne’s Farm in Reading, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Kevin Armstrong
Barn With Cupola in Barnet, Vermont
Barn with cupola in Barnet, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Schleeter, William
Barn in Kent, Connecticut
Barn in Kent, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Dolata, Jacek
Barn In Field, Morrisville, VT
A barn in a field in Morrisville, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Tasha Wallis
Barn in Lifting Fog in Pepperall, Massachusetts
Barn in lifting fog in Pepperell, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Susan Cline
Jenne Farm in Reading, Vermont
Jenne Farm in Reading, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Steve Hirsch
Red Hay Barn In Gilbertville, Massachusetts
Red Hay Barn in Gilbertville, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Mike Fillyaw
Ye Olde Barn In Hollis, New Hampshire
Ye Olde Barn in Hollis, New Hampshire.
Photo Credit : Phil Pyle
Sunset At Maple Grove Farm In E. Barnard, Vermont, East Barnard, VT, US
Sunset at Maple Grove Farm in East Barnard, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Priscilla Burgers
Autumn Red Barn in Hollis, NH
Autumn Red Barn in Hollis, New Hampshire.
Photo Credit : William Carroll
Summer Rainbow Over Barn In Granby, Connecticut
Summer rainbow over barn in Granby, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Angel Fillmore
Morning Dew On Barn In W. Greenwich, Rhode Island
Morning dew on barn in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
Photo Credit : Larry Tocci
Round Barn At Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, MA
Round barn at Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Ben Kuropat
Roadside Barn In Old Lyme, Connecticut, Old Lyme, CT
Roadside barn in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Paul Morelli
Country Morning In Woodstock, Connecticut, Woodstock , CT, US
Country morning in Woodstock, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Dave Guerra
Barn Beauty In East Greenwich, RI
Barn beauty in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
Photo Credit : Linda Durand
Country Farm In Orland, Maine
Country farm in Orland, Maine.
Photo Credit : Penny & Dennis Wayne
This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated.

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  1. I love these pictures, I grew up in rural areas in Canada and always loved the autumn scenery, now I live in a land of ice and snow where no trees grow. I could stare at these pictures for a long time, just soaking them in!

  2. Why is Maine ALWAYS left out of things like this? Do you think there are no barns in Maine? I can picture several starting right in Eliot and moving up thru the state.

  3. I’ve lived in the beautiful Hudson Valley my entire life but it is my trips to New England that have sustained me physically and spiritually. My ancestors came over on the Mayflower, my soul finds respite in ME, my eyes feast on the beauty of VT and NH and CT is a neighbor that I can rely on for a quick visit. I feel most blessed to call New England home and Yankee Magazine keeps me connected when the physical being is not possible c

  4. I was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County. Lived in Massachusetts most of my life;Salem Village (Danvers), Acton and Lynnfield. My entire family except for my baby sister were Massachusetts born. I currently live in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. I would love to move back home to New England. Alas my siblings are here and all I have left.There is nothing like the air, feel the beauty in its entirety of New England. My beloved Mother always felt sad when she was taken away from New England. My beloved Dad’s work kept us moving back and forth between Massachusetts and Illinois. My heart, my soul, my spirit will always be in New England. It will always be my home

    1. Patty from Glen Ellyn, You didn’t give your age, but I would say if N.E. tugs at your heartstrings, GO, your siblings can visit you and vice versa. Life is too short not to live where you are drawn.

  5. Growing up in Worcester, MA, we cherished our visits to our grandparents farm in Leominster. We played hide & seek in Grandpa’s barn (yes, sometimes in the grain barrels). Jumping from the hayloft to the ground was great fun. We even got to see kittens being born up in the hayloft. Being little kids, we didn’t know what was going on…only that ‘Fluffy’ was in pain, so we stayed with her and petted her. Suddenly, tiny kittens were born. Quite an exciting experience. The house is still there (built in the 1800s, but the rest of the farm is a subdivision. Sad, but so many cherished memories.

  6. Our beautiful New England states…love ALL the barn photos. Makes me want to jump in the car and head north.

  7. Barb, the attached barns are still around. Just saw 6 of them within a mile on the same road in southeastern Vermont yesterday. Absolutely stunning!

  8. I agree totally. Don’t wait until its too late. Where you are now it’s you being with them. Move back to the place you love and let it be their turn to be with you. Life is too short for regrets.

  9. I am reminded of the old expression “Big house, middle house, backhouse, barn”. Lots of folks called the middle house “the shed”. My grandparents had a place like that in Topsham, Maine.

  10. I would like to see a story about the Tobacco barns particular to the Connecticut River Valley. They have unique side flaps on the long side that are opened to dry the shade tobacco hanging inside. I remember many barns when I was s child growing up in CT in the 1960s and 1970s. Many were torn down in the following decades to make way for development.

  11. The first photo in the Monadnock Region is about 1-1.2 miles from us in Hancock NH. It is beautiful and well taken care of and it sits next to a pond. <3