​ Silos
Dennis Barlow recalls when growing up on the northwest side of the large bank barn there was a wood silo with metal rings.  He recalls that Clayte, the handyman, decided to add sides to a small barn that was on the property.  Clayte removed boards from the unused silo and put them on the additions he was building. Eventually, in the 1960's,  he removed too many boards and a loud crash was heard as the silo tumbled down.  Today, the foundation ring of brick is all the remains of the wooden silo.
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Barn Cistern
When workers began excavating the land bank to start repairs to the barn’s north foundation wall, they were surprised to discover a huge water cistern underneath the bank, which caused work on the wall to stop. After visits to the site, numerous local historians, barn and mason restoration experts and community archeologists, agree that the cistern is unique for its large size, construction and exceptional condition.
John Burnell, the historical mason, said that the bricks are a dark purple color indicating hard fired brick cistern (circa 1890’s), built against the north wall of the foundation, is a long, barrel-vault style water tank constructed of red brick and mortar and is coated on the inside and outside with several layers of a water-proof plaster. It measurers approximately 19 feet (length) x 7 feet (height) x 6 feet (width), and has a circular crock on top, which served to collect water from the barn’s rain gutters.
Because of its historic significance,  there  are plans to keep a portion of the cistern exposed for visitors to see. A second cistern was found near the wagon shed.