Monkton, MD

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This bank barn was originally built in the early 1800s. In 2018, B&D Builders was hired to give it new life. The client wanted to keep the historic look of the barn but also wanted room for eight horse stalls —traditionally too many for the barn’s small floor plan. B&D Builders and Mark C. Myers Architects partnered up and created a beautiful design that exceeded the client’s expectations and kept the barn as traditional looking as possible.

The bank barn now includes a re-engineered standing seam metal roof to support a 6-foot cupola made by Vintage Millwork and Restoration. It also includes painted board-and-batten cedar siding, Vintage Millwork exterior Dutch doors, Vintage Wood and Forged Iron hinges and hardware, and reclaimed cobblestone on the front of the barn. There are white oak stall doors, reclaimed white oak stall fronts and partitions, half-round copper gutters and downspouts, dog bone rubber aisle pavers, and a replacement of a number of old floor joists, thresher floorboards, and miscellaneous timber frame components supplied by Vintage Wood and Forged Iron.

A large, weathered white bank barn with a rusty metal roof stands on a dirt lot under a clear blue sky. A person is visible near the right side, with some wood and construction materials scattered nearby.
A rustic bank barn with a metal roof and stone foundation stands beside a cobblestone path and a wooden bench. The surrounding lawn is patchy, and trees are visible in the background.
A white wooden bank barn with green doors and a metal roof sits beside a large leafy tree, surrounded by dry grass and tall trees in the background on a sunny day.
A white bank barn with a blue metal roof stands amid green trees and grass on a sunny day, with a curved gravel driveway and small outbuilding nearby under a partly cloudy sky.
A rustic stone and wood bank barn with blue-green stable doors, cobblestone walkway, wooden beams overhead, and a small raised planter box with greenery on the left side.
A rustic luxury horse barn interior with wooden beams, four stalls with half-open wooden doors, one horse inside a stall, and brick flooring with wet patches. Light streams in from small windows, highlighting the barn’s inviting atmosphere.
A rustic party barn interior with wooden tables and benches, chandeliers with string lights, vintage armchairs, an American flag on the wall, and paper decorations hanging from the ceiling. A table holds a vase of flowers.
Spacious rustic party barn with wooden beams, string lights, chandeliers, a large open area with tables, a rug, leather sofa, bar area, and a wide doorway filling the space with daylight and greenery. An American flag hangs on the wall.
A green Dutch door with black hardware and four glass window panes on the top half, set in a white exterior wall above a stone step—perfect for a luxury horse barn. Trees and sky are faintly visible through the glass.
A door in a stone building, reminiscent of a classic bank barn, exudes timeless charm and rustic elegance.
Two horses graze on a green grassy field surrounded by wooden fences and trees, with a luxury horse barn nearby under the clear blue sky.