Otho Trundle built his farmstead in the 1820s and it’s thought he built this amazing stone barn around 1830.
“The farmstead includes a magnificent stone bank barn with stone outsheds that flank the wagon ramp on the upper level. Sandstone quoins, sills and lintels highlight the stonework. Ventilator windows provide air circulation for hay stored above. On the downhill side, a wooden forebay cantilevered out between stone walls sheltered livestock stalls beneath the barn. An 1853 description, calling the house “indifferent,” states “the barn is of stone but somewhat out of repair.” A sandstone springhouse stands near the barn and another sandstone building, of undetermined use, is near the house. When this section of Martinsburg Road was built in 1879, road commissioners elected to locate it between the house and barn, dividing the two pairs of structures. The property remained in Trundle family ownership until 1884.”
