Western American Rural Cathedrals: Barns, Silos and Cabins

The mystique of the American West is illuminated by the architectural presence of historic barns, silos and cabins. This photographic survey captures the still standing structures in various states of wear, use and design. Many remain fully functioning and operational. Others have been abandoned to the inclement elements and/or remain in a state of collapse.

These structures are testaments of a slowly diminishing rural population whose lands are being steadily consolidated into larger operat...