During this time, livestock practices were changing in order to prevent diseases, improve hygiene, and to increase productivity.

As recently as 1935, the barn was used for hands on class instruction including determining wool quality and sheep judging.

Some of the equipment remained intact within the structure until construction on The Barnes Center began.

On January 4, 1990, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its significance.

The Barnes Center is the social destination of campus where students can come make friends, relax, and attend late-night programming every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.

The brick is similar to that used for the Trustee House, which is a contributing property to the Clemson University Historic District II, and the Campbell Museum of Natural History, which was originally called the Kinard Annex, on the Clemson campus.

The gable is weatherboard with a louvered lozenge, which appears as a decoration on several other Clemson agricultural buildings.