The Barn @ Burritt on the Mountain A 19th Century barn was a multi-purpose structure. Used for storing animal feed, lumber, and implements, it was also the scene for activities such as threshing, tool and implement repair, and animal husbandry. This barn was originally part of a farm near Minor Hill, Tennessee, and was constructed about 1890. Like many houses in the Tennessee Valley, this barn possessed a central breezeway, or "dogtrot," but this one was wide enough to accommodate a farm wagon. Enough hay and fodder (corn stalks) to feed the animals throughout the winter was kept in the loft until needed.