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Originally located at 1606 “R” Street in Bakersfield, this barn was used to feed and harness teams of horses. Four horses could be fed and harnessed inside. Chopped hay stored in the loft was lowered through a door into a trough along the wall, and the horses were fitted with a leather harness and bridle while they ate. Once harnessed, they were hitched to a buggy or wagon to transport people or goods. The slatted structure adjacent to the barn is a corn crib, used for drying and storing ears of corn. The City of Bakersfield donated the barn to the Kern County Museum in 1958, and Mary Meske donated the corn crib to the museum in 1960.
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Bakersfield, California · United States
