The historic two-story barn was originally 50 feet wide and 70 feet long, an impressive structure built using techniques and methods of the 1860s.  A 30 foot addition was later constructed. The foundation made of stone, provided structural support and helped protect the barn from weathering. A slope of dirt built at the front end of the barn, allowed horse and wagons to drive up the incline.  Doubled hinged doors at both ends of the upper level made it easy to load and unload goods.  The upper level was designed to store up to 150 tons of hay, over 5,000 bushels of grain plus other dry goods.  The lower level had stables for horses and cattle, tool and equipment storage, a workshop area, and stalls for milking cows.  Hay chutes allowed George and his farm hands to drop hay from the upper level down to animals below, a convenient and efficient way to feed his livestock without physically carrying the feed down the stairs and through the doors.