The barn in an excellent example of vernacular architecture as influenced by the English cattle and horse ranchers which immigrated to the American West.

It was under these owners that the ranch gained international recognitions as breeders of pedigreed horses, at times running up to 3,000 head.

The structure has a distinctive earthen ramp on the back, used for providing wagon access to the loft, and a strict bilateral symmetry of plan and facade.

Resting on a sandstone foundation, the barn is constructed of horizontal squared logs mortised into vertical posts at exact 17 foot intervals, which divides the long facade visually into nine equal sections.

The rigid, tripartite, bilateral symmetry of the barn justifies considering it an agricultural manifestation of the "Georgian vernacular" tradition of England and the eastern U.S.[2]