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Sweitzer barns are also known as
Swetzer or Swisser. The name reflects the barn's probable origin in Switzerland. The Sweitzer is the "original Pennsylvania barn"; it was initially a log crib-type barn built between 1730 and 1850. The distinguishing feature of this type of forebay barn is that the
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built in the United States from about 1790 to 1900. The style's most distinguishing feature is an overshoot or forebay, an area where one or more walls overshoot its foundation. These barns were banked and set into a hillside to ensure easy access to the
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An old-world forebay housebarn. The
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forebay projects in a way that the gable end is asymmetrical.
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Pennsylvania barns also have
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