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bank barn 
a two-storey barn built into a hill so as to permit entry to the bottom level from one side and to the top level from the other side.
- 1906 For many summers the big boulders were gathered from the fields and piled in a long heap at the bottom of the lane on their way to their ultimate destination, the foundation of the bank-barn.
- 1952 In western Ontario, the bank barn is common with a basement stable for the animals. In eastern Ontario bank barns are a rarity.
- 1961 In all areas except where Pennsylvania Dutch settled with their huge banked barns, the usual outbuildings or "offices" were generally one two-bay centre-door log barn.
- 1906 For many summers the big boulders were gathered from the fields and piled in a long heap at the bottom of the lane on their way to their ultimate destination, the foundation of the bank-barn.