The Modern Horse Barn

In an earlier post we alluded to an article written in the campus newspaper in 1919 about the Art Barn when it made its debut as the horse barn, replacing the old square "model" horse barn near Old Main. Below is a transcription of that article. It shows the role that USU and its barns played in demonstrating agricultural advancements for the campus and for the larger community of Cache Valley and northern Utah.

Student Life, Logan City, Utah Friday, October 10, 1919 Volume XVIII, Number 4

“Horse Barn is Modern”

“The old students of the school who were not here last year, are no doubt surprised at not seeing such a familiar landmark as the old horse barn. There is now nothing left to show where it stood except a few rocks. No matter what happened to the old barn, a new one has been built to take its place. The new horse barn was built by Alston & Hoggan of Salt Lake City, at a cost of about six thousand dollars. The plans were drawn up by the Animal Husbandry Departments with the assistance of a local architect. It is made to hold eleven horses; there are six individual ventilated stalls, four large rommy[sic] box stalls, running water, grain bins, hay and straw chutes, a harness room and an office. The floors are made of cement, thus making it possible to keep them clean without difficulty. It is newly painted inside and outside giving it a very attractive appearance. Those who have visited it and know what a barn should be seem very well pleased with it. When it was first finished, it was planned to have a real old barn dance in the loft, which has a good hardwood floor, but it had to be used for storing hay, so we may expect this dance to be given later. Those interested in good farm buildings should not miss seeing this one."