Kentucky has beautiful landscape from border to border. It’s not just the lush green land that creates serene scenic views though. We have some beautiful barns scattered across the Bluegrass as well. Now, when some people think barn, they aren’t immediately impressed, as they envision livestock and “fertilizer”.  Ironically, that is partially true, but many of these were built with love, and that created some unique architecture that has lasted through the ages.

Here are 12 beautiful old barns in the Bluegrass State:

  1. Lagrange

Julia Shockley A new twist on the classic red barn. This one is metal.

  1. Shelbyville

Julia Shockley This ancient barn is still standing.

  1. Horse Cave

Rodney Rainey Barns of varying sizes and age.

  1. Smiths Grove

Creation 7 This barn has a unique design, possibly for storing hay or tobacco.

  1. Brooks

Walswad The ivy growing up the side of this barn gives it a splash of color.

  1. Honey Bee

Mary Furlong There’s a lot of buzz about this uniquely designed log cabin style Quilt Barn.

  1. Madison County

A beautifully designed Quilt Barn.

  1. Horse Cave

Rodney Rainey An example of the classic Red Barn.

  1. Lancaster

Shannon Armstrong A Quilt Barn in Lancaster.

  1. Lexington in Red

Oughton Limited The Calumet Horse Farm in Lexington.

  1. Lexington

B. Jurgens One of the many beautiful Horse Farms in Lexington.

  1. Frenchberg

MC Designs They love University of Kentucky so much in Frenchberg, they paint it on their barns.

Some of these barns are not immaculate in their current state, but they can still draw the eye. One can often see the hard work that went into these structures. Not to mention, the care that was taken in the design itself. These 12 buildings are just a sample of the beautiful barns that have been built across the Bluegrass over the years. Please feel free to post any old barns you feel deserve a spot on our list.

Julia Shockley

A new twist on the classic red barn. This one is metal.

This ancient barn is still standing.

Rodney Rainey

Barns of varying sizes and age.

Creation 7

This barn has a unique design, possibly for storing hay or tobacco.

Walswad

The ivy growing up the side of this barn gives it a splash of color.

Mary Furlong

There’s a lot of buzz about this uniquely designed log cabin style Quilt Barn.

A beautifully designed Quilt Barn.

Rodney Rainey

An example of the classic Red Barn.

Shannon Armstrong

A Quilt Barn in Lancaster.

Oughton Limited

The Calumet Horse Farm in Lexington.

B. Jurgens

One of the many beautiful Horse Farms in Lexington.

MC Designs

They love University of Kentucky so much in Frenchberg, they paint it on their barns.

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